pitches 1 of 2

noun

plural of pitch
1
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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2
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
1
as in erects
to fix in an upright position needed help pitching a tent

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2
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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3
as in rocks
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the ship pitched in the choppy sea

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as in throws
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 discards
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 promotes
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 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
But the Dodgers forced Sale to throw 42 pitches through those two innings. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 In his first at bat, Ohtani struck out on four pitches from Kerr, only one of which was even remotely close to the strike zone. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Andrew Vaughn flied out and pinch hitter Gary Sanchez walked, taking six straight pitches. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026 The number of pitches thrown by Braves pitches that were at or in excess of 100 miles per hour, all by Robert Suarez (eight) and Didier Fuentes (six), according to Statcast data. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The brands most active in this space are already pairing product pitches with behavior changes. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 King set the tone by striking out probable NL MVP Pete Crow-Armstrong with the first three pitches. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026 As for increasing the volume of episodes, Raz said the show has been publishing about 45 episodes a year for the last several years, but typically receives about 1,000 incoming pitches a week. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 Wheeler allowed one run and threw 97 pitches over six innings to earn his 14th win of the season on a rainy day that stirred memories of the 2008 World Series between the same teams. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
Dustin May goes for the Brewers and Nick Pivetta pitches for the Padres, giving them an edge. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 In addition to the rooftop tent, it's mounted a 270-degree awning that pitches off the left side of travel and swings around over the camper pod's entry door. — New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026 That ploy doesn’t land at all, especially when Ele unsuccessfully pitches a bizarre Spy-esque idea that something interesting is hidden in the cuckoo clock. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitches
  1. plunges
  2. slopes
  3. erects
  4. dives
  5. rocks
  6. throws
  7. discards
  8. promotes
Noun
  • There’s also a 24-hour gym, saltwater pool, infrared sauna, and cold plunges.
    — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Hotel spas have become expansive hubs of self-care, providing travelers with a full range of facials and lymphatic drainage massages, plus advanced modalities like infrared saunas, cold plunges, LED beds, oxygen chambers, and cryotherapy.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Impacts in Western North Carolina The mountains could see 4 to 8 inches, the map shows, with the most rain expected along the slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The stigma helped imprint a stamp of rebelliousness on the brand which lives on today, says Carpenter, even as Burton has become a fixture on resort slopes across the world and within the annals of Olympian history.
    — Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
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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
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  • This week’s Club Sportico essay dives into the way Genius Sports is diversifying its revenue streams via advertising tech, and why emotional sports fans are a perfect target for many consumer brands.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Joe dives headfirst into the water, hits his head on a rock, and bleeds a little but is fine.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of dives
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  • To cover other basic bases, this laptop rocks a standard 60Hz refresh rate, 16GB of memory, and 512GB of storage, which is typical for a laptop at this price point.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Her shrunken two-piece skirt suit—the jacket cropped to reveal her abs, the skirt extra-mini—perfectly encapsulated the cartoonish silhouette that Barbie so often rocks.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of rocks
Verb
  • The people-watching can be just as good as the art, as creative types from around the city come here to find inspiration—especially during the summer months, when the museum throws its popular experimental music parties called Warm Up.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Worth runs for 115 yards and throws two scoring passes for the Midshipmen.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of throws
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  • 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
Definition of discards
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  • Mega Live events, which app users can register for in advance, are often 12 hours long, and Kelly said that 24-hour Lives can produce five times the GMV of a 12-hour Live, as the algorithm promotes a stream more dedicatedly the longer it’s been on.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Homeland Security devoted $20 million to the campaign, which critics say promotes Trump’s political message rather than helping the public access government services.
    — Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Pitches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitches. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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