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
That fact isn’t lost on the rookie, who said the possibility of pitching in Boston is incredibly motivating.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
But Hoffman didn’t have a homer problem in his previous three seasons as an effective reliever despite pitching in hitter-friendly environments.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
His time in the big leagues with the Orioles was his first time pitching in the big leagues.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The lead team of Joe Davis and Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz will call the games for Fox, with sideline reporters Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci also pitching in and Tom Rinaldi on features duty.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers could be insulated by their starting pitching in this regard.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Kerkering, 24, was pitching in a 1-1 game in the bottom of the 11th inning.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
But Hoffman didn’t have a homer problem in his previous three seasons as an effective reliever despite pitching in hitter-friendly environments.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
His time in the big leagues with the Orioles was his first time pitching in the big leagues.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The lead team of Joe Davis and Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz will call the games for Fox, with sideline reporters Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci also pitching in and Tom Rinaldi on features duty.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers could be insulated by their starting pitching in this regard.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Kerkering, 24, was pitching in a 1-1 game in the bottom of the 11th inning.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitching in
contributing
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So, to recap, nine penalties on nine different players, either directly leading to or at least contributing to all 31 of Carolina’s points.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
11 Jan. 2026
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Those players all have real roles for the Red Wings and are contributing.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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