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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 dumped
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
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Homes are often designed with a horizontal orientation, mirroring the undulating terrain, and roofs are pitched with muted colors that recede into the background.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Both iLottery and iGaming, as lawmakers are colloquially calling them, were pitched as part of one bill that failed to advance past the committee state last session.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
This completed a plan previously pitched by her sister Kali (Linnea Berthelsen), who argued ending their own lives was the only way to stop the government's psychic child program and destroy the Upside Down for good.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026
He was selected by the Reds in the seventh round of the 2013 draft from Westminster High School and has pitched part of nine major league seasons for Cincinnati, Minnesota and the Rangers.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Some Republicans have pitched HSAs as an alternative to the ObamaCare subsidies, though details vary in different proposals.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2026
Our old friend Craig Morgan once pitched the idea of Arizona and Winnipeg sharing those records.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … WORLD SERIES MVP – Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched all nine innings in Game 2.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 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
Lorenzen, 34, has pitched 11 seasons in the majors, both as a starter and a reliever.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Homes are often designed with a horizontal orientation, mirroring the undulating terrain, and roofs are pitched with muted colors that recede into the background.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Both iLottery and iGaming, as lawmakers are colloquially calling them, were pitched as part of one bill that failed to advance past the committee state last session.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
This completed a plan previously pitched by her sister Kali (Linnea Berthelsen), who argued ending their own lives was the only way to stop the government's psychic child program and destroy the Upside Down for good.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026
He was selected by the Reds in the seventh round of the 2013 draft from Westminster High School and has pitched part of nine major league seasons for Cincinnati, Minnesota and the Rangers.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Some Republicans have pitched HSAs as an alternative to the ObamaCare subsidies, though details vary in different proposals.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2026
Our old friend Craig Morgan once pitched the idea of Arizona and Winnipeg sharing those records.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Continue reading … WORLD SERIES MVP – Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched all nine innings in Game 2.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitched
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Your stairs are nothing more than a narrow, tilted floor, much like a child’s slide at a playground.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
3 Jan. 2026
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Paramount did not bargain for WBD to foster, whether intentionally or unintentionally, a tilted and unfair process.—
Julia Boorstin,Lillian Rizzo,Alex Sherman,David Faber,
CNBC,
4 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Authorities erected barricades outside the facility, and a small group of counter-demonstrators also showed up.—
Rebecca Santana,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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Nevertheless, Spaniards erected churches in Native communities, and Franciscans often claimed that many Indigenous people welcomed their presence.—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Erdoğan changed course in 2023 and brought in new central-bank leadership who jacked interest rates to nearly 50 percent and plunged the country into a recession in a desperate effort to restore credibility.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Shares have plunged more than 20% over the course of those two days.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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The relentless Chacon lurched outside after her just as his car door opened and out popped their 6-year-old son, begging his dad to stop.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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New year optimism was certainly in short supply inside Anfield as the mood lurched from restlessness to exasperation and then anger.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Indiana's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw five touchdown passes, improving his case to be the top pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Somewhere beyond the brush, two frightened dogs — caught on video being dumped and abandoned — were still waiting, as if the person who left them might return.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Drone footage showed catastrophic flooding that turned streets into rivers, submerged homes and overturned cars as Typhoon Kalmaegi, known locally as Tino, dumped more than a month’s worth of rain in only 24 hours in some areas.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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He was eventually promoted to the 53-man roster and played in the final five games of the regular season.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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He was promoted to Commander in May 2025.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For those times when the ground is just too bumpy, sloped or otherwise uncomfortable to pitch a tent, the Float also comes with a hammock kit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Dec. 2025
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It is gently sloped and features an indentation that serves as a natural rest point for my middle finger, with the shutter release positioned at an angle on top.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Pitched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitched. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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