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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
Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
Soon the noise became louder and high-pitched.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
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
CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Nolan’s brother, Jonathan, pitched him a story during a road trip about a man with anterograde amnesia who can’t form new lasting memories and yet is intent on tracking down and killing the man who raped and killed his wife.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Riley O'Brien pitched the ninth for his second save.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Jackson Shusda pitched a complete game with 12 strikeouts and allowed only three hits as Dover-Sherborn edged Millis 4-3 in the Tri-Valley League.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
The White Sox tacked on one run against Miami’s bullpen on a Vargas sixth-inning sacrifice fly against Lake Bachar, who pitched three innings in relief.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Maxwell, who was making his first start of the season, had pitched just one inning in two prior appearances.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Over the past two years, the pitcher with the best ERA in baseball and more than 150 innings pitched is not Blake Snell, Gerrit Cole or even Skubal.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The series will be pitched at Series Mania’s Coming Next from Sweden and Finland’s showcase March 25.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Noise colors can be high-pitched (rapidly vibrating) sounds, low-pitched (slowly vibrating) sounds, or a combination.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
Soon the noise became louder and high-pitched.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
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
Laweryson pitched the final 1 2/3 innings for his first save.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Nolan’s brother, Jonathan, pitched him a story during a road trip about a man with anterograde amnesia who can’t form new lasting memories and yet is intent on tracking down and killing the man who raped and killed his wife.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Riley O'Brien pitched the ninth for his second save.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Jackson Shusda pitched a complete game with 12 strikeouts and allowed only three hits as Dover-Sherborn edged Millis 4-3 in the Tri-Valley League.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
The White Sox tacked on one run against Miami’s bullpen on a Vargas sixth-inning sacrifice fly against Lake Bachar, who pitched three innings in relief.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Maxwell, who was making his first start of the season, had pitched just one inning in two prior appearances.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Over the past two years, the pitcher with the best ERA in baseball and more than 150 innings pitched is not Blake Snell, Gerrit Cole or even Skubal.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The series will be pitched at Series Mania’s Coming Next from Sweden and Finland’s showcase March 25.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitched
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The Escalade also offers a large head up display and a tilted control panel to provide quick access to climate and other functions.—
Scotty Reiss,
Parents,
24 Feb. 2026
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Naturally, Uranus' tilted rotation has a part to play in how auroral activity manifests on the planet.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The historic structure was erected in 1893 in the Renaissance Revival-style and was the third constructed by the bank at the same address.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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The 1,000-foot turbines will tower over these homes as they are being erected.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Iraq’s exports plunged by about 80% in March compared with last year’s average daily volumes, while Saudi Arabia has rerouted crude through its east-west pipeline to the Red Sea, now running near capacity at roughly 7 million barrels a day.—
Gerry Doyle,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Revenue plunged during the pandemic and has yet to fully recover to prepandemic levels, and Chicago can’t afford to endanger any revenue source given its precarious financial position.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Don’t gag, don’t cry — and my stomach lurched.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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Since then, the larger culture has lurched rightward, with big corporations abandoning progressive signaling in favor of…other priorities.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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India then threw to first and got Hoskins in time.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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O’Leary, who also threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief, is feeling locked in on the mound and certainly at the plate.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Detectives believe Rodriguez took the man's body, drove nearly 100 miles away to Highland and dumped the man's body in the road.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Norwegian director balanced horror, humor and action with more panache in the films that put him on the map, Dead Snow and its sequel, which dumped Nazi zombies in mountain woodlands.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Part of the same generation from La Masia as Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi, who both broke into the first team before Flick arrived, Bernal was promoted from the academy by the German coach for his debut campaign in the 2024-25 season.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Sierzputowski joined the fair in 2020 as a coordinator, and was promoted to director of programming in 2021 and artistic director in 2023 before her appointment last year as director.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Its right legs leaned so severely that the whole top sloped.—
Noz Nozawa,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Most lawns are sloped to create clear drainage paths away from the home.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Pitched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitched. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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