as in contributing
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 pitching in
Remy just became an Israeli citizen with the hope of joining the national softball team and pitching in the 2028 Olympic Games.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Hurlbut said neighbors are pitching in to cover attorneys’ fees.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
Winner Sandy Alcantara — the Marlins’ ace, pitching in his home ballpark — gave up three runs and five hits while striking out three in three innings.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Morgan started throwing off the mound a bit after transferring to Hope International University and continued to dabble in pitching in the West Coast summer league in Portland, Ore.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Each has experience pitching in the bullpen and could be welcome additions for organizational depth.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Here’s a story about pitching in today’s game.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
That fact isn’t lost on the rookie, who said the possibility of pitching in Boston is incredibly motivating.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Besides his time in the majors, Hargan also spent time pitching in Venezuela in the 1960s, and split the 1978 season with the Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations without receiving a promotion.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Hurlbut said neighbors are pitching in to cover attorneys’ fees.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
Winner Sandy Alcantara — the Marlins’ ace, pitching in his home ballpark — gave up three runs and five hits while striking out three in three innings.
—Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Morgan started throwing off the mound a bit after transferring to Hope International University and continued to dabble in pitching in the West Coast summer league in Portland, Ore.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Each has experience pitching in the bullpen and could be welcome additions for organizational depth.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Here’s a story about pitching in today’s game.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
That fact isn’t lost on the rookie, who said the possibility of pitching in Boston is incredibly motivating.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Besides his time in the majors, Hargan also spent time pitching in Venezuela in the 1960s, and split the 1978 season with the Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations without receiving a promotion.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitching in
contributing
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These include advancing the commercial use of marine resources, improving understanding of how ocean ecosystems change across seasons, and contributing to research on the origins and evolution of life.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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The hybrid system outperformed the algorithm running on its own—suggesting that the biological cells were contributing to the learning process.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Pitching in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitching%20in. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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