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as in dives
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 slopes
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 erects
to fix in an upright position
needed help pitching a tent
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as in rocks
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the ship pitched in the choppy sea
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as in throws
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 discards
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 promotes
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 tilts
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 pitches
Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Bird replaced Cruz but wasn’t any sharper, walking Otto Lopez on four pitches and then plunking pinch-hitter Griffin Conine to load the bases.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Yankees closer David Bednar (33 pitches on Saturday) and setup men Tim Hill and Brent Headrick (pitched Friday and Saturday) weren't used.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Buehler took the mound in the third having allowed just a single and having thrown 36 pitches, 22 of them strikes.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
That was it for Webb, who threw 92 pitches — 61 of them strikes — in giving up one run in seven innings.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
Five pitches later, the slugger turned a 3-2 offering into a 405-foot, two-run homer, starting the scoring in what became a 3-0 win for the Yankees.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Two pitches after the pass ball, Carnes hit a ground ball up the middle.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2026
The Saviors pitches its tone somewhere between horror, thriller and comedy, and there are elements of all of those in the slightly unnerving sense that Kim and Sean almost seem to need Amir and Jahan to be up to no good.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Today’s newsletter highlights Derek Dooley pitches a new pledge to Georgia voters.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
SpaceX pitches the plan as a way to pause subscriptions to Starlink's more robust tiers rather than just canceling service outright.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Olivia Olson creates a deflection, Syla Swords controls the possession and pitches the ball up to Olson, who hits Mila Holloway on a one-touch pass for a transition score.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
As Federation pitches its slate to buyers at a London TV Screenings event this morning, A Tale of Two Cities speaks to what The Agency studio is doing in the English-language market, having already made Around the World in 80 Days and now working on an adaptation of Gulliver’s Travels.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Among the Republicans, Cornyn touts experience and results, Paxton promises unflinching MAGA combat and Hunt pitches generational change.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
The problem was amplified both because Musk pitches his chatbot as an edgier alternative with fewer safeguards than rivals, and because Grok's responses on X are publicly visible, and can therefore be easily spread.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
The safety-concerned among them were told that this would be an opportunity to think through how society might prepare for the disruptive arrival of artificial general intelligence; the investors arrived expecting to hear pitches.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Bird replaced Cruz but wasn’t any sharper, walking Otto Lopez on four pitches and then plunking pinch-hitter Griffin Conine to load the bases.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Yankees closer David Bednar (33 pitches on Saturday) and setup men Tim Hill and Brent Headrick (pitched Friday and Saturday) weren't used.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Buehler took the mound in the third having allowed just a single and having thrown 36 pitches, 22 of them strikes.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
That was it for Webb, who threw 92 pitches — 61 of them strikes — in giving up one run in seven innings.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
Five pitches later, the slugger turned a 3-2 offering into a 405-foot, two-run homer, starting the scoring in what became a 3-0 win for the Yankees.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Two pitches after the pass ball, Carnes hit a ground ball up the middle.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
Ditto Dor, a former ballerina who pitches her character’s upwardly mobile striver somewhere between sultry slapstick and interpretive dance.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2026
The Saviors pitches its tone somewhere between horror, thriller and comedy, and there are elements of all of those in the slightly unnerving sense that Kim and Sean almost seem to need Amir and Jahan to be up to no good.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Today’s newsletter highlights Derek Dooley pitches a new pledge to Georgia voters.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
SpaceX pitches the plan as a way to pause subscriptions to Starlink's more robust tiers rather than just canceling service outright.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Olivia Olson creates a deflection, Syla Swords controls the possession and pitches the ball up to Olson, who hits Mila Holloway on a one-touch pass for a transition score.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
As Federation pitches its slate to buyers at a London TV Screenings event this morning, A Tale of Two Cities speaks to what The Agency studio is doing in the English-language market, having already made Around the World in 80 Days and now working on an adaptation of Gulliver’s Travels.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Among the Republicans, Cornyn touts experience and results, Paxton promises unflinching MAGA combat and Hunt pitches generational change.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
The problem was amplified both because Musk pitches his chatbot as an edgier alternative with fewer safeguards than rivals, and because Grok's responses on X are publicly visible, and can therefore be easily spread.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitches
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Areas above 6,000 feet across the western slopes of the northern Sierra Nevada—including Donner Pass—could see between 6 and 12 inches of snow, and northern Trinity county could get up to 6 inches of snow by Thursday morning.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Massive yuccas and barrel cacti stud its steep slopes.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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The university erects a study tent inside K-Ville with desks and power strips to charge laptops and phones.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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This approach still erects a financial barrier for the hundreds of thousands of San Diego County residents who have supported Balboa Park institutions for generations.—
Judy Gradwohl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bloomberg dives into the responsibility on the shoulders of Hood, whose decisions are viewed not just in the context of Microsoft's business but as a referendum on the viability of the entire AI industry.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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There’s a brief track on the album, not even two minutes in length, that dives head first into the uncertainty and vulnerability of opening up in order to fall in love.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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Project supervisor Eva Stratt (Sandra Hüller) also rocks a lot of knitted sweaters, visually positioning her away from the Ice Queen/Girlboss cliches the film wants to avoid.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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Exclusively for Idaho Statesman readers, Gilbert has highlighted 35 acts to see at the annual event, which rocks multiple venues Wednesday through Sunday.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Mar. 2026
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As Venus and Pluto clash, paranoia over a working relationship throws a wrench in a collaboration.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies throws to first base to complete a double play against the Atlanta Braves at Coors Field on April 8, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Try the Storm Chaser, which sends you into a zero-gravity fall, catches you in a funnel, then discards you into a pool below.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, Gans discards the psychological and spatial logic that gave meaning to the original telling’s dream-like sense of disorientation.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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Critics are alarmed by its presence at the White House, saying the group promotes extreme views and undermines public schools.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Noah Centineo promotes Our Hero, Balthazar at the Lakers versus Cleveland Cavaliers game in Los Angeles on March 31.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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To perform forward motion, the two rear rotors increase speed while the front rotors simultaneously reduce speed, creating an imbalance that tilts the drone and propels it forward.—
Etiido Uko
March 30,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
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The public mood is dark, the president is underwater, and the congressional ballot already tilts toward the opposition.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Pitches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitches. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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