as in hole
a sunken area forming a separate space
removal of the tree stump left a gaping pit in the yard
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Recent Examples of pit
Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Start your search at the closest gravel or sand pit near your home.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Many on the right are blaming the fires on diversity and pitting the two women against each other.
—Dua Anjum, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Highlights include light bites, cocktails by the fire pit under the stars, and a live auction along with a paddle raise.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Start your search at the closest gravel or sand pit near your home.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have surrounded the eastern city of Goma, in one of the sharpest escalations in years of a conflict that has pitted the Central African country against its neighbor Rwanda.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Many on the right are blaming the fires on diversity and pitting the two women against each other.
—Dua Anjum, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pit
Noun
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The starting field of 312 players for the U.S. Amateur Championship will play 18 holes of stroke play on Aug. 12 and 13, with one round at Hazeltine and one at Chaska Town Course, after which the field will be cut to the low 64 scores.—
Todd Abeln,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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No one wants to poke holes in their walls or deal with peeling paint.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Sources say projects are being given the go-ahead by the government to use the incentive, but feel that there is a hefty backlog and that claims are being processed slowly, denting confidence when producers are mulling where and when to set up projects.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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And countries whose shipments to the U.S. are socked with tariffs could retaliate with their own levies on U.S. exports, further denting the economy.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Pretty much the only thing not high-tech on this machine is the bag roll storage, which is just a cavity on the back of the unit with a hinged cover.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
27 Jan. 2025
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The team envisions using it as a living filling that would essentially regrow space formed by a cavity.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Resolve this issue by first checking which water supply line is kinked.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2024
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Flush the Water Supply Lines The water supply lines are at risk of kinking and becoming clogged with sediment, scale buildup, and debris.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2024
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“Pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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