as in contributing
to make a donation as part of a group effort
everyone at the office pitched in to buy a gift for the soon-to-be-wed couple
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Recent Examples of pitching in
Samyia Hudspeth had 14 points for Western Hills (2-20, 1-9) with Layla James pitching in 11.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Here’s a story about pitching in today’s game.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
That fact isn’t lost on the rookie, who said the possibility of pitching in Boston is incredibly motivating.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Besides his time in the majors, Hargan also spent time pitching in Venezuela in the 1960s, and split the 1978 season with the Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations without receiving a promotion.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The lead team of Joe Davis and Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz will call the games for Fox, with sideline reporters Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci also pitching in and Tom Rinaldi on features duty.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers could be insulated by their starting pitching in this regard.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Kerkering, 24, was pitching in a 1-1 game in the bottom of the 11th inning.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Here’s a story about pitching in today’s game.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
That fact isn’t lost on the rookie, who said the possibility of pitching in Boston is incredibly motivating.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Besides his time in the majors, Hargan also spent time pitching in Venezuela in the 1960s, and split the 1978 season with the Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations without receiving a promotion.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The lead team of Joe Davis and Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz will call the games for Fox, with sideline reporters Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci also pitching in and Tom Rinaldi on features duty.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers could be insulated by their starting pitching in this regard.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Kerkering, 24, was pitching in a 1-1 game in the bottom of the 11th inning.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitching in
contributing
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Over centuries, silt gradually pushed the shoreline further away, contributing to Ephesus’ abandonment by the time of the Ottoman era in the 15th century.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The outbreaks have mostly affected children and have come as infectious disease experts warn that rising public distrust of vaccines generally may be contributing to the spread of a disease once declared eradicated by public health officials.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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