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pitched

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verb

past tense of pitch
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as in plunged
to cast oneself head first into deep water when a wave hit the float, I lost my balance and pitched into the lake

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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
Adjective
Reactions were swift and high-pitched. Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
The tools pitched and implemented would be used to create what was once done by hand on sets and in marketing departments, automating the analogue, with all the labor and cultural consequences to go with it. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025 The Twins avoided the shutout when utilityman Ryan Fitzgerald, who pitched the bottom of the eighth inning, hit a two-run home run into the right field corner in the ninth. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025 Instead of holistic advice, you’re pitched new products, add-on services, or investments that don’t align with your interests or needs. Andy Busser, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Estrada, Miller and Suarez have all pitched the past two days and three of the past four days. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025 Luis Garcia, Detmers and Robert Stephenson held the Twins to maintain the tie, and then Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth after the Angels took the lead. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025 Allen-Green and the other former educators pitched a plan to build a new state-of-the-art STEAM school. Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025 Rookie starter Noah Cameron pitched Tuesday against the Guardians. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025 Ullola last pitched Tuesday, though, ostensibly taking him out of contention until Sunday. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitched
Adjective
  • With its wide and deep imaging of the sky, Rubin is expected to discover thousands of new trans-Neptunian objects in the Kuiper Belt, which may confirm the tilted plane or mark it as a statistical fluke.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The tilted pinnacle resembles a jaunty ship cutting through clear air.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The statue was the color of a copper penny when it was erected in New York Harbor in 1886.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • These scaffolds are erected on skyscrapers, hundreds of feet high, and encased in fabric safety nets forming colorful cocoons of green, blue and purple.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tesla posted its largest sales drops in history in the first and second quarter, and profits plunged along with it.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Then, as interest rates rose, revenue at Gilbert’s core mortgage business plunged, resulting in nearly $400 million in losses.
    Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kirk lurched back and to the left.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Stripped of a reliable majority, Macron's governments have lurched from one showdown to the next.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The senior quarterback completed 13 of 20 passes and threw for 130 yards with three touchdowns in a 49-0 win over MacDonald.
    Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Garcia in his comeback start threw six innings against the Los Angeles Angels, giving up three runs on three hits in a game won by Houston 8-3.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Recycle discarded fabric scraps with this unique embroidery hoop gallery wall.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Prosecutor says Robinson told partner to delete texts Robinson discarded the rifle and clothing and asked his roommate to conceal evidence, Gray said.
    Jesse Bedayn, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That bout was promoted as his return to the ring after a 19-year retirement and was widely regarded as a fitting sendoff.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The past few weeks have seen the departures of Heidi Gardner, Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow and Emil Wakim, plus the splitting up of Please Don’t Destroy as Ben Marshall was promoted to main cast, Martin Herlihy moved to writing staff and John Higgins left the show.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Conventional cooling systems often rely on cold plates that offer indirect contact with battery cells, which can result in uneven temperature distribution.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Polishing and setting diamonds on uneven surfaces is a rare skill and Chopard does it all in-house.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Pitched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitched. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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