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Recent Examples of pitted
Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The scarred and pitted thing became the locus of his art.
—Jessica B. Harris, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, River and Coe scramble to cover up their presence on the scene, with Coe taking River’s cash to buy him new clothes and using the extra change for pitted cherries.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjust the heat to medium, and dump in pitted and halved cherries, honey, soy sauce, and rice vinegar.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Fortunately, as hitting a pothole can be considered a single-vehicle accident, the Insurance Information Institute says damage caused by pitted pavement falls under the provisions of an auto insurance policy’s collision coverage, which is typically subject to a deductible of $250 or more.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The scarred and pitted thing became the locus of his art.
—Jessica B. Harris, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, River and Coe scramble to cover up their presence on the scene, with Coe taking River’s cash to buy him new clothes and using the extra change for pitted cherries.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjust the heat to medium, and dump in pitted and halved cherries, honey, soy sauce, and rice vinegar.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitted
Adjective
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From the arid desert weather to the cacti- and arroyo- pocked terrain.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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From her office at Aish, a Jewish educational institute with headquarters next to the Western Wall plaza, Geller can see where shrapnel dented and smashed rooftops, roads and a parking lot in the area.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The trail was initially a bit rutted but quickly smoothed out.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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The first of the three legs in an inaugural fundraiser called the Wagora Bike Ride unspools along rocky red clay roads and through rutted jeep tracks, past braying herds of zebra and startled warthogs.—
Tom Vanderbilt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Some researchers have theorized that climate change has made the jet stream more wavy.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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The poster child for this world is a waifish, wavy-haired 20-year-old who goes by the name Clavicular.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2026.
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