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Recent Examples of pin
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The hosts applied high pressure and man-to-man marking to pin San Diego in its own end, allowing Bouanga to score the game’s first goal and his 15th of the year in the 15th minute.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The pin was also worn by Presumed Innocent's Ruth Negga, The White Lotus stars Aimee Lou Wood and Natasha Rothwell, Chris Perfetti of Abbott Elementary, and fellow Hacks star Megan Stalter.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
As for Gladys’s signature micro bangs, Wheat says those came about during the testing process, when the team was playing around with where to pin the wig.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The hosts applied high pressure and man-to-man marking to pin San Diego in its own end, allowing Bouanga to score the game’s first goal and his 15th of the year in the 15th minute.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
Events include daily meet-and-greets with a Claude mascot, giveaways of exclusive pins, stickers, temporary tattoos, and plushies, and story times with a new book about Claude.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The pin was also worn by Presumed Innocent's Ruth Negga, The White Lotus stars Aimee Lou Wood and Natasha Rothwell, Chris Perfetti of Abbott Elementary, and fellow Hacks star Megan Stalter.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pin
Noun
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What has eight legs, eight hands, and eight eyes?—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The senior injured his right leg when he was cut block in the second quarter of the Northwestern State win last week.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That inability to tack on runs made for a tense finish.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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Now, asking women in active labor to continue on to the nearest hospital with a birthing center — Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center in Ashland, Wisconsin — will tack on another hour or more.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Beijing has struggled to fully reignite the world’s number two economy since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the once-booming property sector mired in a debt crisis and exports facing mounting headwinds.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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New York — While the stock market hovers near record highs, a shift in the bond market is signaling mounting concerns about the economy’s health.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 1986, Top Gun hit theaters, and like a lot of people my age, I was hooked.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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From the first notes of the theme song—thank you for being a friend—the girl is hooked.—
Beth Nguyen,
Time,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Pants and skirts were slung low on the hips.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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On third and goal at the USC 3-yard line, Purdue quarterback Ryan Browne slung a pass over the middle.—
Noah Gerkey,
Oc Register,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Others have pointed to Biglari’s practice of hanging his portrait in every Steak ‘n Shake location and the chain’s own financial struggles.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Salt stung eyes and clung to skin, while the smell of brine and fish hung heavy in the air.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Since only a tiny fraction of employers who hire H-2A workers face severe consequences, human rights organizations also have urged regulators to suspend or ban more employers from the H-2A program.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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While the results were impressive, the fact that Nutrafol even went to the trouble of creating such a rigorous study around its supplement was enough to make our dermatologist judges suspend their usual skepticism around the ingestibles category.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Martha Stewart, Cyndi Lauper and Christina Hendricks watched on as an unexpected guest − a homeless man walking to the show's drumbeat and dangling a cap from his hand − marched down the gravel runway.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Accessories included snap coin purse necklaces and clutches as well as dangling earrings made of small (real) books — a reference to the boxes of books and other ephemera residents leave out on stoops to pass along.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Pin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pin. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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