pitched (upon)

past tense of pitch (upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitched (upon)
Verb
  • This organization was founded in 2017 by, among others, Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Trump’s attempt to undermine Harvard’s independence is probably the biggest shock the university has faced since Harvard College was founded, in 1636; shortly after its establishment, the school received a transformative deathbed bequest from the Puritan John Harvard.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Even when requests are eventually approved, HR employees have sometimes encountered additional roadblocks in actually sending tentative job offers, or had the files get locked again after viewing them.
    Quil Lawrence, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The company encountered issues with both of the vehicle's elements — its Super Heavy booster and Ship upper stage — and called the launch off after holding the countdown clock at T-40 seconds.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Pitched (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitched%20%28upon%29. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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