pitchpoling

present participle of pitchpole

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Allow the cakes to cool in the pan 15 to 20 minutes before inverting onto a cooling rack.
    Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Contrasting this was a black button-down underneath his jacket, essentially inverting the classic suit color scheme.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Dodgers got to rejoice again once Saturday night turned to Sunday morning, toppling the Toronto Blue Jays in a Game 7 classic to become baseball’s first repeat champions in a quarter century.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • There was one instance of vandals toppling monuments.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Richard Pitino will prove to be a good hire for the Musketeers, but the transition to a new coach and completely turning over the roster will make for a transition season.
    The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Billups was released from custody under the conditions of turning over his passport, not contacting any of the 30-plus co-defendants charged, and not participating in any gambling activity.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kon subverts slasher tropes and nimbly toys with reality, constantly upending audience expectations and keeping us on our toes.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The legislation comes at a time when AI chatbots are upending parts of the internet.
    Allan Smith, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Operators of another boat happened to be on the phone with the Coast Guard checking conditions in the inlet and reported the vessel, the Moonstruck, capsizing, according to The Coastland Times.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Conservative Supreme Court Justice's Views on Obergefell Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Samuel Alito, signaled interest in reexamining past precedents like Obergefell in a concurrence with the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling overturning Roe.
    Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • With this reasoning, the Court ruled against Scott and legalized slavery in the territories by overturning the Missouri Compromise.
    Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Pitchpoling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchpoling. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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