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as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side
pitched and badly weathered, the fence looked ready to fall down at any moment
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as in leaning
running in a slanting direction
a sharply pitched rooftop
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as in erected
to fix in an upright position
needed help pitching a tent
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as in lurched
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the ship pitched in the choppy sea
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
pitched the baseball almost 50 feet
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we decided to pitch that whole system and start over again
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as in promoted
to provide publicity for
the cutting-edge ad agency was hired to pitch our products to a younger generation of consumers
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as in sloped
to set or cause to be at an angle
the roof should be pitched steeply enough to prevent an excessive accumulation of snow
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Recent Examples of pitched
Sarah Chamberlain, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The house, which comes with a private boat dock and direct river access, is characterized by original architectural details from the period, a steep, pitched roof with cross gables, expansive dormer windows, intricate decorative wood trim and a wrap-around porch.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Reactions were swift and high-pitched.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
These systems, built on top of LLMs, are pitched as autonomous digital workers that can write and run code, search the internet, operate software, and execute business tasks with minimal oversight.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The trio pitched their idea to executives at Lucasfilm, who were on board.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
After the show, Durst approached Rivers, complimented his playing, and pitched his idea for Limp Bizkit.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Adam Driver was not done with the Star Wars universe and pitched Lucasfilm and Disney a spinoff that would’ve been a direct sequel to 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Instead, the Eagles pitched the ball wide to Saquon Barkley, who walked in untouched for a touchdown.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The annual spectacle, with thousands of media buyers and advertisers crisscrossing Manhattan to be wooed and pitched by TV networks, has already transformed into something more corporate.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Yamamoto pitched all nine innings of Game 2 at American Family Field, striking out seven batters, giving up just three hits and walking one in the dominant 5-1 Dodgers victory.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Waves of noise were coming from every which way, the low rumble of conversation broken by the higher pitched sounds of laughter and pint glasses.
—Sarah Chamberlain, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The house, which comes with a private boat dock and direct river access, is characterized by original architectural details from the period, a steep, pitched roof with cross gables, expansive dormer windows, intricate decorative wood trim and a wrap-around porch.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Reactions were swift and high-pitched.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
George Kirby Another young starter, this time for Seattle, pitched to the tale of two starts.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
These systems, built on top of LLMs, are pitched as autonomous digital workers that can write and run code, search the internet, operate software, and execute business tasks with minimal oversight.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The trio pitched their idea to executives at Lucasfilm, who were on board.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
After the show, Durst approached Rivers, complimented his playing, and pitched his idea for Limp Bizkit.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Adam Driver was not done with the Star Wars universe and pitched Lucasfilm and Disney a spinoff that would’ve been a direct sequel to 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Instead, the Eagles pitched the ball wide to Saquon Barkley, who walked in untouched for a touchdown.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The annual spectacle, with thousands of media buyers and advertisers crisscrossing Manhattan to be wooed and pitched by TV networks, has already transformed into something more corporate.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Yamamoto pitched all nine innings of Game 2 at American Family Field, striking out seven batters, giving up just three hits and walking one in the dominant 5-1 Dodgers victory.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitched
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The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Holly, who did not share her last name, posed in the familiar tourist style—appearing to hold up the tilted tower.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dreamfest always gets huge-name acts — with past participants including Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers and U2 — and this year’s fandango not only featured mighty Metallica but rising pop star Benson Boone, who performed across the street from Chase on a stage erected at Bayfront Park.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Practice just ended upstairs inside the Novant Health Training Center, which sits across the street from the multi-million facility being erected that’s going to serve as the Charlotte Hornets’ performance center in 2027.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Oct. 2025
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What began as a mother’s attempt to capture a picture-perfect vacation moment aboard Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Dream ended in tragedy, as police say a 5-year-old girl plunged from a deck after being encouraged to climb into an open porthole.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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As the war in Gaza dragged on, and Israel plunged deeper into the Palestinian territory, the settler right appeared poised to obtain its prize.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hollywood lurched into a fresh wave of existential panic this week after Deadline, notating an otherwise dry industry panel on Saturday, September 27, seized on a stray remark.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2025
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The escalator lurched to a halt just after the pair got on.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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So when Luise was frustrated by her experiments with canvas one afternoon at MacDowell and threw her scraps into her studio’s fireplace, Morton was there to witness the epiphany that followed.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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Mariota infamously threw a touchdown to himself in a 22-21 victory that would be the final game of Alex Smith’s Chiefs career.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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Any leftover fruit sitting at room temperature for over 2 hours should be discarded.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the trailer, it is shown that if you are caught indulging in a brief moment of pleasure, you are packed away into a human-sized cardboard box and quickly discarded into a heap of other passionate offenders.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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In 2022, He was promoted directly to vice-chair of the military commission, skipping the usual step of serving on the 205-member Central Committee.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The biggest piece of season 4 casting news to emerge is that Janney will be promoted to a series regular alongside Bradley Whitford, who plays Todd Penn, Grace's husband.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The vineyard is steeply sloped in spots, and Casanueva thinks the top part might be ideal for merlot.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Back then, the front lawn sloped all the way down to the river.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Pitched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitched. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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