Thesaurus results for PITCHES (UPON)

pitches (upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of pitch (upon)

as in finds

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance at a garage sale you just might pitch upon a table exactly the size you need

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However recognizable the structures may be—isolated phrases giving way to longform improvisation—the performance finds Taylor in a transitional period, one in which the ephemerality of the moment pushed its musicians to bold new places.

— Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
The survey finds that the Democratic candidates running in Michigan, Texas, Maine, Ohio, and Kansas are ahead of their Republican counterparts by 11, 7, 6, 5, and 5 percentage points, respectively.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

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Anyone who encounters a live bat inside a room should leave the room, close the door and contact animal control.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Recovered wreckage is being retained for analysis, and officials urged anyone who encounters debris to leave it untouched and notify authorities.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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