as in contributed
to make a donation as part of a group effort
everyone at the office pitched in to buy a gift for the soon-to-be-wed couple
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Recent Examples of pitched in
While his two-way role requires extensive off-field work to stay ready for both jobs, Ohtani had pitched in only two games over the past 30 days before Game 4, thanks to the permutations of the Dodgers’ schedule.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Davidson pitched in the Korea Baseball Organization for the Lotte Giants and signed with the Brewers on a minor league contract in August.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
For a starter who hadn’t pitched in three weeks, Scherzer’s line at the time — 4 2/3 innings with one run allowed — was essentially a best-case scenario.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Starters Logan Gilbert and Luis Castillo both pitched in relief for the first time in their major league careers, while relievers Matt Brash and Eduard Bazardo made their longest ever appearances.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Slaten entered Friday having pitched in the seventh inning or later in 32 of his 35 appearances this season.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Cortes had already pitched in Game 2, allowing two runs in five innings.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
While the end-of-show numbers were in the negatives, Bargatze ended up donating $250,000 of his own money to the charity — while CBS pitched in $100,000 to bring the total donation to $350,000.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Kershaw, meanwhile, has pitched in relief before (both in the regular season and in the playoffs) but not since 2019.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Davidson pitched in the Korea Baseball Organization for the Lotte Giants and signed with the Brewers on a minor league contract in August.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
For a starter who hadn’t pitched in three weeks, Scherzer’s line at the time — 4 2/3 innings with one run allowed — was essentially a best-case scenario.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Starters Logan Gilbert and Luis Castillo both pitched in relief for the first time in their major league careers, while relievers Matt Brash and Eduard Bazardo made their longest ever appearances.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Slaten entered Friday having pitched in the seventh inning or later in 32 of his 35 appearances this season.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Cortes had already pitched in Game 2, allowing two runs in five innings.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
While the end-of-show numbers were in the negatives, Bargatze ended up donating $250,000 of his own money to the charity — while CBS pitched in $100,000 to bring the total donation to $350,000.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Kershaw, meanwhile, has pitched in relief before (both in the regular season and in the playoffs) but not since 2019.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitched in
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Jody García contributed reporting from Guatemala City.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Fox News' Nick Rojas contributed to this report.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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