pitching

present participle of pitch
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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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Recent Examples of pitching During the bye, the Dodgers will balance practice and live pitching with rest. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 Miami also needs its pitching staff to remain healthy and effective. — Brandon Liguori, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026 With the Phillies’ attempt at clinching an NL wild card teetering on an epic meltdown, Nola (7-12) was hit hard on just about every ball in play and left trailing 3-0 after pitching only one inning. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 No stranger to pitching on short rest, CC Sabathia made his way toward Yankee Stadium’s mound a day early on Friday. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 The pitching matchup in this one is fantastic, with Joe Ryan pitching for the Twins. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The longtime former Sox pitching coach died at age 70, the team announced yesterday. — Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 And five different Royals recorded RBIs against the Pirates’ pitching staff. — Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026 Perseus is also pitching its system as a low-collateral option suitable for protecting military installations on US soil, where commanders must consider the risks posed by falling debris and conventional air-defense missiles. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
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    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
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    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
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“Pitching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitching. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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