pitch in

Definition of pitch innext
as in to contribute
to make a donation as part of a group effort everyone at the office pitched in to buy a gift for the soon-to-be-wed couple

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Recent Examples of pitch in But Shane Drohan, who hadn't pitched in a month due to injury issues and a poor outing his last time out, was no match for the hungry Rays desperate to keep their season alive following Pratt's potential game-winner. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Cuban sports editor Jose Massaguer calculated that Levis pitched in more than 500 games across his career, and Cuban pitching records attributed to him reportedly stood for decades beyond his retirement. — Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026 Pablo López didn’t throw a pitch in 2026 and is still being considered for yet another prestigious award this offseason. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026 For the first time in 46 years, a sitting US president was about to throw out the first pitch in a World Series game. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pitch in
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  • McClatchy’s Thaddeus Miller, Libbey Hanson, Sadie Dittenber and Camila Pedrosa contributed to this story.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Associated Press journalists Ramiro Barreiro in Montevideo, Uruguay, and Franklin Briceño in Lima, Peru, contributed to this report.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026

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“Pitch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch%20in. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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