as in to find
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
at a garage sale you just might pitch upon a table exactly the size you need
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His understanding of where to be, when to slow the game down and when to speed it up, his ability to show for the ball under pressure and find a team-mate in more space; these are the things that Tottenham have desperately lacked.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026 -
Game 2 started echoing Game 1 after halftime, when Towns finally found rhythm and the Knicks looked like the more gifted team all over again.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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And yes, any one person who does it might not be encountered often, but the older person may encounter it multiple times (from different people) in the same week.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The department has encountered legal challenges to the firings.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Pitch (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch%20%28upon%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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