pitches in

present tense third-person singular of pitch in
as in contributes
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 pitches in Misiorowski and Ureña each struck out the side on 10 pitches in the first and the pair combined to throw 10 pitches at 100 mph or more. ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 Wilyer Abreu and Wilson Contreras homered on back-to-back pitches in the eighth inning, Sonny Gray went seven innings for his 13th win of the season, and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Athletics 5-4 on Thursday night. CBS News, 31 July 2026 Right-hander Sonny Gray struggled to command several pitches in his expansive mix, but managed to complete seven innings nonetheless (97 pitches, 63 strikes). Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 31 July 2026 None of those 66 pitches clocked under 100 mph, another record for the most 100 mph or faster pitches in a single game since 2008. Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Webb walked off the mound having thrown 30 pitches in the seventh. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 July 2026 Hunt was legendary for his willingness to crowd the plate, setting a Modern Era record with 50 hit-by-pitches in a single season in 1971 while with the Montreal Expos, where he was inducted into their Hall of Fame. Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 McDonald threw 43 of his 82 pitches in the first inning, when four of the first five batters reached base on three walks and an error. Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
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  • His smiley story of slapping a $5 bill on Jalen Carter’s chest after the defensive tackle’s contract extension contributes to a preseason energy that feels a lot like when Hurts and Nick Sirianni rode out of practice together on a golf cart in 2024.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The report highlighted that nearly 45% of the workforce remains in agriculture, which contributes just 15% to 16% of GDP, while manufacturing’s share of the economy has remained largely unchanged.
    Priyanka Salve,Raksha Murali, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • The demand for memory chips in the data centers being built to power AI is causing a shortage and sending prices skyrocketing.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • The expansion will support two new semiconductor fabrication plants by supplying ultra-high-purity nitrogen, oxygen and argon, gases that are essential for manufacturing advanced chips in contamination-free environments.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

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“Pitches in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitches%20in. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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