PITCHING Synonyms: 216 Similar and Opposite Words

pitching

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present participle of pitch

as in erecting

to fix in an upright position needed help pitching a tent

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as in plunging

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 rocking

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the ship pitched in the choppy sea

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as in throwing

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 dumping

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 promoting

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 tilting

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 pitching There’s also the question of whether the Yankees will transition top pitching prospect Carlos Lagrange to the bullpen at some point in the second half. —

Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 28 May 2026 For the second week in a row, Ohtani was in the batting order while also pitching. —

Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026 Over these first five games, Marte has gone 11-for-22 against San Francisco’s pitching staff with three homers, one being of the walk-off variety. —

Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 May 2026 Rosauer, however, is more than ready to be on the other side of the outcome the next time the two right-handers go head-to-head while pitching from the same circle on a softball field. —

Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 Blank believes his grandpa would have appreciated the way this year’s Mavericks team plays, with an emphasis on getting on base, small ball, run manufacturing, pitching depth, and quality defense over trying to out-slug teams with hordes of homers. —

Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 20 May 2026 Comment on their posts before pitching a collab. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Tony winner Danny Burstein turned the question back on the Variety interviewer as a joke, pitching a story about a working-class kid from Brooklyn who ends up an awards editor. —

Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 May 2026 Bold prediction Much like in 2023, when the Twins won the division title and snapped a two-decade playoff losing streak, starting pitching will carry them. —

Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025

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That might leave Florida taxpayers still picking up the tab for the millions of dollars the state spent in quickly erecting the site in the middle of the Everglades.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Another had a mossy headpiece with wire erecting green and platinum hair balls.

— Essence, Essence, 4 May 2026