pitch (upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitch (upon)
Verb
  • The factors that influence GDP growth are labor and productivity, and the Gulf already has an edge in finding workers — both expats and a young local population.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The team found that actual methane and nitrous oxide emissions from these facilities were far higher than the Environmental Protection Agency’s estimates.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Phillies play reliever roulette Righty David Robertson entered when Cristopher Sánchez encountered trouble in the sixth, putting away pinch hitter Max Muncy, a lefty batter.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • There he was flabbergasted to discover video footage of a woman wearing a dark Balenciaga sack dress on the streets of Paris in the ’50s, encountering curiosity and visible scorn.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Pitch (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch%20%28upon%29. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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