pit against
phrasal verb
pitted against; pitting against; pits against
: to cause (someone or something) to fight or compete against (another person or thing)
Tonight's game will pit Smith against Johnson for the championship.
The game requires you to pit your wits against the computer.
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Meanwhile, those closer in age may be more likely to feel compared or subtly pitted against each other, which can strain the relationship.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Feb. 2026
All too often education funding policy is a zero-sum situation where public schools get pitted against private and charter schools for funding in the political arena.
—Froylan Jimenez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Two titans of reggaeton, pitted against each other by fans and the industry, got together and made a song that to this day is still considered a classic of the genre.
—Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2026
Some have seen Baldoni as a victim of cancel culture and as an underdog pitted against Lively, a more famous actor with strong ties to Hollywood through her work and her husband, a blockbuster leading man.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Feb. 2026
All too often education funding policy is a zero-sum situation where public schools get pitted against private and charter schools for funding in the political arena.
—Froylan Jimenez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Two titans of reggaeton, pitted against each other by fans and the industry, got together and made a song that to this day is still considered a classic of the genre.
—Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2026
Some have seen Baldoni as a victim of cancel culture and as an underdog pitted against Lively, a more famous actor with strong ties to Hollywood through her work and her husband, a blockbuster leading man.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pit against
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“Pit against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pit%20against. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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