pitchpoling

present participle of pitchpole

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Verb
  • Lucas Blalock likewise finds tragicomic potential in photography itself, inverting Photoshop as a mere tool of postproduction to foreground it as generative and creative, leaving visible traces of labor in ugly edits and unrefined refinements.
    Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
  • Let the cakes cool in the pans to room temperature before running a butter knife inside the rim of the pans and inverting the cakes onto the rack.
    Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • An OpenAI reasoning model recently overturned a conjecture Paul Erdős posed in 1946, toppling an eighty-year assumption in combinatorial geometry by importing machinery from algebraic number theory — two fields with no obvious reason to meet.
    Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The Regis Jesuit Raiders captured the 5A state championship, toppling Arvada West 5-3 for their first crown in seven years.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Since the alliance of unions ratified their new contracts, both labor and Kaiser executives have signaled interest in turning over a new leaf.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • The 30 year old allegedly went through the facility's south TSA security checkpoint without turning over any of his baggage, according to the allegations read by presiding judge Latrevia Kates-Johnson during Oloruntoba's bond hearing on Tuesday.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Russia suspended jet fuel exports, further upending trade in a product already hugely affected by the Iran war.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
  • Both movies were directed by YouTube stars and cost nearly nothing to produce, upending conventional wisdom about the necessary components for a hit.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • The Frontex patrol boat sank off the tiny Greek island of Kastellorizo after capsizing, the coast guard said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • Within a year, the Legislature beefed up safety regulations on mobile homes, requiring them to be secured with anchors and tie-downs to prevent overturning and sliding during heavy winds.
    Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
  • While exceptionally rare, there is recent precedent for Missouri courts overturning elections.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
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“Pitchpoling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchpoling. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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