pitching in

present participle of pitch in
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 The twins tell Deadline the project is set to begin pitching in New York and the United Kingdom. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 July 2026 The lefty opened twice in June but had not pitched more than three innings since April, mostly pitching in long relief for Worcester. Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 July 2026 One, Bailey Ober, threw a bullpen on Tuesday at Target Field after already pitching in two minor league rehab games. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026 Caminero added a solo homer in the fifth off Lugo and three-run shot in the ninth off shortstop Tyler Tolbert — who by that point, with the score well out of hand, was pitching in relief. Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026 The home run was his 19th of the season, but just his first against Angels pitching in eight games. Jason Burke, Oc Register, 21 June 2026 Even the City of Marysville is pitching in by waiving permit fees. Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 18 June 2026 Publishers and producers are used to pitching in radically different ways. Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 June 2026 Decorating the golf cart is often a whole-family event, with everyone pitching in to add flags, streamers, and anything red, white, and blue. Abby Price, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitching in
contributing
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  • The goals have flown in at the 2026 World Cup, with corners contributing to a significant number of them.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Heritage, by comparison, derives its momentum from a much broader mix of categories, with everything from video games and trading cards to sports memorabilia, coins and fine art contributing to its record-breaking first half.
    Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 13 July 2026

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