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as in dive
an act or instance of diving
the daring pitch of the escaped prisoner into the swirling ocean waters at the base of the cliff
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as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the steep pitch of the roof makes it too dangerous to walk on
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as in to erect
to fix in an upright position
needed help pitching a tent
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as in to sway
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the ship pitched in the choppy sea
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as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
pitched the baseball almost 50 feet
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as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we decided to pitch that whole system and start over again
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as in to promote
to provide publicity for
the cutting-edge ad agency was hired to pitch our products to a younger generation of consumers
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as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle
the roof should be pitched steeply enough to prevent an excessive accumulation of snow
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Recent Examples of pitch
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Jackson brought the ball onto the pitch pregame and received applause from fans when shown on the jumbotron.
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Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2026
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
One of them, Paul Skenes, pitched opposite Wheeler on Wednesday for the second time this season.
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Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
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Bubista and players remained on the pitch well after the final whistle.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
Jackson brought the ball onto the pitch pregame and received applause from fans when shown on the jumbotron.
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Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 July 2026
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Sherriff, who debuted with the Cardinals in 2017, expressed regret at never pitching at Dodger Stadium, citing the cumulative toll of 13 years of uncertainty.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
One of them, Paul Skenes, pitched opposite Wheeler on Wednesday for the second time this season.
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Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitch
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The new lists, however, are drawn from a deep data dive that spans roughly 12 million workers, 55,000 jobs and 1,750 employers.
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Monday’s CharlotteFive newsletter is loaded — a SouthPark deep-dive, a sugar-coma birthday experiment, a brand new NoDa walk-up window, DaBaby’s restaurant sign finally going up and a verdict on one of Charlotte’s buzziest new cafés.
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Several hours later, rescuers carried the injured on stretchers and recovered the dead in makeshift carts, painstakingly hauling them back up the rugged slope, official Noor Zaman said.
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This hard-working plant tolerates heat, drought, salt, and humidity, and provides good soil stabilization on slopes.
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Would Wimbledon consider erecting statues of non-British champions, such as Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams or Roger Federer?
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Prevention, however, does not lie in erecting a physical barrier.
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Riyadh largely paused shipments from its Gulf export terminals of Ras Tanura and Juaymah on March 9 after tanker traffic through Hormuz plunged due to Iranian attacks.
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Even as the communist country proposes reforms, the United States continues a pressure campaign, ramping up economic sanctions and maintaining an oil embargo that has plunged much of the island into darkness.
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Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies' management decisions, efficiency and financials.
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Socially aware quasi-outsider Dustin (Zac Looker) will take a second longer to sway.
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Marlins starter Ryan Gusto tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings before giving way to John King (6-1), who threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings against his former team.
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Kirby Yates threw a 1-2-3 ninth for his 100th career save and second this season.
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The Category 4 storm brought 140 mph winds and a 15-foot storm surge to parts of the Gulf Coast before combining with a separate system, dumping over 30 inches of rain in parts of North Carolina over the span of a few days.
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Add three-quarters of the celery mixture to the potatoes and marinating liquid, dump in the mayo dressing, and gently stir to combine.
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Good Chop is dedicated to providing the finest cuts of meat while promoting sustainable practices.
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The company threw a lavish caviar party at Cannes and in May hosted panels promoting its cinematic tool at Amazon’s AI on the Lot event in Culver City.
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“Pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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