pitches 1 of 2

plural of pitch
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as in dives
an act or instance of diving the daring pitch of the escaped prisoner into the swirling ocean waters at the base of the cliff

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as in slopes
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon the steep pitch of the roof makes it too dangerous to walk on

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pitches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pitch
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as in plunges
to cast oneself head first into deep water when a wave hit the float, I lost my balance and pitched into the lake

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as in tilts
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 pitches
Noun
Of the 18 pitches Javier threw to navigate the sixth inning, 16 were not in the strike zone. Matt Gelb, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Bennett Sousa, Bryan Abreu (6-3) and Josh Hader each pitched a perfect inning, and Hader needed just eight pitches to remain perfect in 25 save chances. ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Pearson has hit triple digits routinely and it’s allowed his off-speed pitches to flourish as secondary offerings. Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Emmanuel Clase, a baseball closer who pitched for the Cleveland Guardians, reportedly rigged individual pitches across three seasons. Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
Chen Moonves also pitches Season 16 winner Derrick Levasseur, as well as Jeff Schroeder and Jordan Lloyd from Season 11 and 13, as possible options. Matt Minton, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026 The City Section championship baseball game is at Dodger Stadium, where Bret Saberhagen of Cleveland High pitches the first and only no-hitter in championship game history. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Andrew Alvarez pitches well enough to keep Washington in the game, but the bats are silent. Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026 In many cars, an aggressive recuperation pitches the passengers and driver forward. Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The tools are very AI-centric, and Zoom pitches them as a way to turn your meeting insights into documents and presentations. Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026 The Yankees have gone 7-17 since then when Doval pitches, quite a comedown for a guy who in 2023 made an All-Star team while earning 39 saves. Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 27 July 2026 In online videos, Leite da Silva pitches the rentals herself, but only in Portuguese. Adam Robb, Curbed, 27 July 2026 At moments in the song, Minogue pitches the word down, a cavernous yawn resounding far from the lub-dub of forever. Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 26 July 2026
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Noun
  • And most recently, the 400-acre Tucson outpost transformed its 29,000-square-foot Life in Balance Spa for the resort’s 30th anniversary, adding cold plunges and enhancing its existing amenities.
    Jessica Ritz, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Some are scholarly, some deliciously indiscreet, all are perceptive in one way or another, and one plunges wholesale into obsession.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • That was evident once again on stage 14, when Pierna — who along with Romeo was one of the revelations of the race — dropped back from the break and paced Mas up the steep slopes of Sierra de la Pandera.
    Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Experts are still working out what role climate change played in the disaster, but rising temperatures are destabilizing Nepal’s glaciers and frozen mountain slopes.
    Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.
    Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Cody erects impenetrable emotional walls around him that deny him from asking for help and creating community.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Quaid narrates the new documentary Water Wars, which dives into a legal war over water rights in West Texas.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In this episode, Buckley dives into True Religion’s marketing approach, what factors have allowed the brand to successfully navigate supply chain challenges and Gen Z’s role in the brick-and-mortar revival.
    Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Amanda Seyfried rocks this soft yet vibrant blend of pink and orange tones, creating a warm, sunlit effect.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Lenovo IdeaCentre Tower PC rocks an Intel Core Ultra 7 265 processor, a generous 16GB of memory, and a roomy 1TB SSD.
    Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • The state’s order throws into question how these contracts will now be executed.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Mensah looked as good as the numbers suggested, too, ripping NFL-level throws and distributing the ball to his myriad playmakers, namely wide receiver Malachi Toney.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • If that prediction is wrong, the processor discards the work, although traces can remain behind.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The solution lies in circular economies, where Asia alone discards $91 billion in unrecovered metals annually.
    Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • If the ad promotes transparent evaluation rules, those rules should be easy to find before payment.
    David Ispiryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The honor, announced today, promotes the practice of investigative journalism exemplifying compassion, courage and integrity.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Pitches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitches. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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