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Recent Examples of pitted
Jessica B. Harris, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, River and Coe scramble to cover up their presence on the scene, with Coe taking River’s cash to buy him new clothes and using the extra change for pitted cherries.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjust the heat to medium, and dump in pitted and halved cherries, honey, soy sauce, and rice vinegar.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
Not the pitted crow-feather black olives that cuddled between gherkins and pickled watermelon rind in our holiday relish dish; those were tasteless gloomy orbs cured with lye and dyed with chemical additives.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
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Adjective
The scarred and pitted thing became the locus of his art.
—Jessica B. Harris, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, River and Coe scramble to cover up their presence on the scene, with Coe taking River’s cash to buy him new clothes and using the extra change for pitted cherries.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjust the heat to medium, and dump in pitted and halved cherries, honey, soy sauce, and rice vinegar.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
Not the pitted crow-feather black olives that cuddled between gherkins and pickled watermelon rind in our holiday relish dish; those were tasteless gloomy orbs cured with lye and dyed with chemical additives.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitted
Verb
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Norwegians’ respect for their royal family has been dented by new details about Epstein’s friendship with Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who is married to the heir to the throne, Prince Haakon.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The front of the plane appeared dented in footage, and a propeller blade was twisted.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The refuge is at the end of a 25-mile-long rutted dirt road that climbs through a shadowy forest of pine and spruce, punctuated by the sparkle of the occasional stream or meadow.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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Oscillating between a massive ice luge and a rutted slushie pit, our road necessitates the use of spikes.—
Benjamin Tepler,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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At her Halloween wedding, Rainey Qualley brought drama and ease to her wedding day hairstyle by pulling her naturally wavy hair half back.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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The machine printed out a set of wavy black lines on pink graph paper.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And four knurled billet feet allow precise leveling.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
14 Nov. 2025
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The dust filter lifts off after flexing two tabs, and the fan bracket it’s attached to lifts off after removing three knurled screws.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Pitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitted. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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