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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitching
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  • Abdel Gelil is now sheltering with family in the southwestern city of Taiz, while others are sleeping in the streets or erecting makeshift tents out of plastic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • During a Sunday appearance on CNN, Johnson rebuffed the idea that lawmakers should rush into an emergency session to consider erecting industry guardrails.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026
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  • Bank of America sees shares plunging even deeper into the red, particularly as the sneaker maker also struggles to lift sales in China, which is a critical market.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Colleen Allen maxidress featured a plunging scoop neckline with ruffles and a streamlined silhouette.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Body camera footage showed Flynn weeping, covering his face, and rocking back and forth as police searched his home.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Back in the Day Patrick —rocking the ultimate 2008 bangs — attended the premiere of Rambo with his dad and little brother Christopher at The Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
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  • Its new Home Cinema LS5000, LS6000, and LS7500 home theater projectors join the existing LS11000 flagship, with all four capable of throwing images as large as 300 inches.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a dictator, and that’s the guy that’s throwing the yellow hankies.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Earlier Tuesday afternoon, the weather service said thunderstorms were already dumping heavy rain across the region, with more rain on the horizon.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • An out-of-town attorney was abducted outside a Midtown Manhattan strip club and savagely beaten by four thieves who stole his Rolex watch and iPhone before dumping him in a New Jersey nature reserve, federal officials said Tuesday.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Sep. 2026
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  • If dozens of countries are promoting electric vehicle incentives, charging infrastructure and electrification in general, that can help in the fight against climate change, Jackson added.
    — Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This could look like investing in and promoting internal subject-matter experts, documenting best practices, creating subject-matter Centers of Excellence and embedding that expertise directly into workflows.
    — Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On the dashboard, radar whines – tilting higher in pitch the faster cars go.
    — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some Cardinals players were spotted in their dugout ahead of the game sporting crooked caps, and one player incorporated a slight hat-tilting motion into his post-hit celebration.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Eckhart disputed the network’s explanation and alleged she was fired in retaliation for raising concerns about harassment and a toxic workplace.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Leaders with bold strategic plans, meaningful missions and capable teams … who are somehow still raising roughly the same dollars year after year.
    — Sherry Quam Taylor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Pitching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitching. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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