the pitted surface of the bowl
a man with pitted and scarred cheeks
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Use your choice of pitted peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots or hybrid fruit.—Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026 Toss in pitted dates or a dollop of maple syrup for a bit of natural sweetness.
5.—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2026 Cloudy Or Pitted Chrome & Metal: Bumpers, exhaust tips and trim pieces with a cloudy or pitted appearance are likely succumbing to corrosion.—Jenna Prestininzi, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026 When observed under the dome loupe, one edge had a more pitted appearance, which was dull and darker in color.—Heather Barker, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pitted
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of pitted was
before the 12th century