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
Kelly returned to pitching in six months after his surgery.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Throughout his nine minor-league rehab starts, Garcia demonstrated decreased fastball velocity, but team officials hoped that adrenaline and pitching in a major-league game would naturally boost it.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Throughout his nine minor-league rehab starts, Garcia demonstrated decreased fastball velocity, but team officials hoped that adrenaline and pitching in a major-league game would naturally boost it.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitching in
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Thomas finished just shy of a triple-double, contributing 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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That is how Katie Hamilton, the sister of Thomas Jacob Sanford, the man police say launched a fatal attack on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, describes the Mormons and many others contributing to a fundraiser to help her family.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Pitching in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitching%20in. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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