Thesaurus results for PIN DOWN

pin (down)

verb

Definition of pin (down)

as in to select

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Verb

That positioning explains why GHA selected Plum Guide rather than a mass-market home-sharing platform and Blacklane rather than a larger ride-hailing service.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The deal comes after months of negotiations since SK selected Doosan as the preferred bidder in December.

— Justina Lee,Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of select

Verb

The startup said this reflects a broader vision within the company to improve fashion discovery, regardless of where the customer chooses to shop.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
With 20 colors to choose from, you might be tempted to grab more than one before your next trip.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of choose

Verb

European consumers have lagged behind the rest of the world in adopting AC, due to high energy costs, expensive installation fees and restrictions on retrofitting the continent’s older buildings.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
The traffic restrictions added to a series of safety measures adopted in Old Sacramento after years of concerns about violence, large crowds and late-night activity in the historic district.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of adopt

Verb

Kansas law also specifies that your employer cannot count your usual lunch break toward these two hours.

— Rashad Alexander August 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026
The affidavit stated there were two victims but redacted their identities and did not specify which attacks were committed on which child.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of specify

Verb

City Directors Kathy Webb and Capi Peck requested the proposal to establish the six-month moratorium earlier this summer.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026
In 2009, Boko Haram, based in the northeast of the country, began a campaign of guerrilla attacks and suicide bombings, in an effort to establish a caliphate in the region.

— Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of establish

Verb

Reserving Gerans for long-range strike missions while assigning lower-priority tasks to the less expensive Gerbera would help preserve Russia's inventory of its more capable drone.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
He will be assigned to the Royals’ Class A affiliate in Columbia.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of assign

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