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Recent Examples of pitted
Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
Toss in pitted dates or a dollop of maple syrup for a bit of natural sweetness.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 7 July 2025
Garnish with a long straw and baby corn, large pitted black olive and cherry pepper, all on a stick.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The combination of pitted skin and foul odor is usually enough for a provider to tell the difference between pitted keratolysis and other similar foot conditions.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 6 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Not the pitted crow-feather black olives that cuddled between gherkins and pickled watermelon rind in our holiday relish dish; those were tasteless gloomy orbs cured with lye and dyed with chemical additives.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
Toss in pitted dates or a dollop of maple syrup for a bit of natural sweetness.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 7 July 2025
Garnish with a long straw and baby corn, large pitted black olive and cherry pepper, all on a stick.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The combination of pitted skin and foul odor is usually enough for a provider to tell the difference between pitted keratolysis and other similar foot conditions.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitted
Verb
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The country’s property market has been stuck in a yearslong downturn that’s dented the need for copper plumbing and wiring, while consumer spending has been sluggish, weighing on appetite for finished goods such as electronic appliances.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
31 Dec. 2025
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Any short-term market reaction to spending plans, and any selling that is predicated on a current quarter earnings shortfall or market fears that the next quarter's earnings will be dented, are reasons for a long-term investor to buy.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
18 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The route is washboarded and deeply rutted in several long stretches, as well as prone to washouts.—
Taryn Shorr-Mckee,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
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And then there were pics of Ben several years on, driving himself to class through the rutted streets of Cambridge in his motorized chair, or engulfed on the sideline by his teammates at the annual Yale-Harvard classic.—
Nick Stern,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Australian actor debuted long retro sideburns and long dark wavy hair while telling the real-life story of a Neil Diamond tribute band in Song Sung Blue opposite Kate Hudson last year.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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Lubeck, who has aquamarine eyes and long, wavy hair, cuts an ethereal figure, like an elven noble.—
Emilia Petrarca,
New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And four knurled billet feet allow precise leveling.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
14 Nov. 2025
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The dust filter lifts off after flexing two tabs, and the fan bracket it’s attached to lifts off after removing three knurled screws.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Pitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitted. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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