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
Following a morning of arguments and pitches from both defense lawyers and the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, Judge Curtis Faber has just handed down the sentence. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 As a teenager Raphinha played football in the city’s várzea network (unregulated community tournaments played on clay pitches). — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026 Everyone who was interested read the novel, had their own creative take, and Ali heard those pitches directly. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026 Pirates starting pitcher Bubba Chandler needed 90 pitches to get through four innings. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Yet, Wacha kept pitching despite the two mistake pitches and kept the Astros lineup relatively quiet. — Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 Identify where your audience goes for information and build authentic, ongoing, reciprocal relationships with those sources as opposed to transactional, one-off pitches to reach the largest audience. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 All-Star closer Jacob Latz, the fourth Texas reliever, got the five outs for his 30th save in 33 chances after deGrom (11-9) needed 92 pitches while giving up two runs. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 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
Verb
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 In online videos, Leite da Silva pitches the rentals herself, but only in Portuguese. — Adam Robb, Curbed, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitches
Noun
  • Group plunges and sauna sessions turn an individual routine into a shared one.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • What’s Happening Social wellness venues are designing cold plunges and saunas as group experiences rather than individual treatments.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • On a hot Saturday, Pawlikowski and I revisited those heights—the slopes from which, for almost four years, starting in the spring of 1992, Serbian artillery pounded Sarajevo, which lies vulnerably cupped in the valley below.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • As winds are forced up to 13,000 feet along the steep slopes of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, rapidly condensing air will squeeze out extra precipitation thanks to orographic lift.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 23 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
  • But Pattinson is also surrounded by marvelous turns from Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, and Phoebe Bridgers as Lance Oppenheim’s drama dives into the series’ uneasy ascent to must-watch TV.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Marked by a surprisingly tall neon tower, the theatre hosts a 45-minute ghost tour that dives into local lore and spooky tales of yesteryear.
    — Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And in the first of a series of cascading events that lead up to prom night, Chris records a traumatic incident involving Carrie’s first period in the school locker room to create an Instagram account that rocks the entire town.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Amanda Seyfried rocks this soft yet vibrant blend of pink and orange tones, creating a warm, sunlit effect.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Not counting the long bomb, every team throws many passes while the receiver is running.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • With a four-seamer, a cutter and a sinker, Schlittler throws some variation of a fastball roughly 90% of the time, making his rise all the more impressive and unique.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 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
  • Hamm also created the Harold Hamm International Prize for Biomedical Research in Diabetes, which recognizes and promotes lasting achievements in diabetes research.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than promising to make people rich through high-risk investments, Ramsey promotes a simple system of paying off debt, building an emergency fund, and investing for retirement.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Pitches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitches. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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