pitch in

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 While the end-of-show numbers were in the negatives, Bargatze ended up donating $250,000 of his own money to the charity — while CBS pitched in $100,000 to bring the total donation to $350,000. Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 His new cutter, which replaced his slider, looks effective enough as a third pitch in short bursts. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025 That segment, no less pointed than the monologue but pitched in a much sillier tone, proved an ideal bridge between Kimmel’s galvanizing monologue and the rest of his show, which receded back into a comfortable normal. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025 That didn't make the undertaking an easy one, but the Egyptian Navy also pitched in to help. Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pitch in
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  • Loss of blood can also contribute to anemia (such as during menstruation or during a surgery), says Cording.
    Kristine Thomason, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Iran’s rejection of these terms contributed to a diplomatic deadlock that preceded the 12-day war with Israel and strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Pitch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch%20in. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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