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
Slaten entered Friday having pitched in the seventh inning or later in 32 of his 35 appearances this season.
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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
That segment, no less pointed than the monologue but pitched in a much sillier tone, proved an ideal bridge between Kimmel’s galvanizing monologue and the rest of his show, which receded back into a comfortable normal.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Kopech has only pitched in 14 games for the Dodgers this season due to injuries.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Both have started games for the Astros this season, and McCullers, specifically, is a veteran who has pitched in the throes of a playoff race.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The Chicago Cubs veteran has pitched in only two postseason games in his career, both coming in 2022 as a New York Yankee.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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
That segment, no less pointed than the monologue but pitched in a much sillier tone, proved an ideal bridge between Kimmel’s galvanizing monologue and the rest of his show, which receded back into a comfortable normal.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
Kopech has only pitched in 14 games for the Dodgers this season due to injuries.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Both have started games for the Astros this season, and McCullers, specifically, is a veteran who has pitched in the throes of a playoff race.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
The Chicago Cubs veteran has pitched in only two postseason games in his career, both coming in 2022 as a New York Yankee.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitched in
contributed
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Most workers contributed 5% of their salaries to their 401(a) accounts each year, with the state kicking in 1%.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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More than 900 properties across the city contributed to the honor and were celebrated for the same characteristics that can lead to a citation under the vegetation ordinance.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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