Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pin (down)
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Additionally, as concerns over the cost of a college degree grow, students are placing greater emphasis on gaining employability skills and securing a job after graduation when selecting schools.—
Anna Esaki-Smith,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025 -
The standout senior was selected as the Sun Sentinel girls weightlifter of the year.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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Mazin chose to use this challenge in Season 2 rather than gloss over it.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
5 Apr. 2025
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When asked to reflect broadly on his career, Paul chose to look back in pride.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this month, the UK adopted a law early this month that bars license for new oil and gas projects that haven’t already been approved, a change the eco-group had been pushing for in legal complaints.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Colonists adopted the Indigenous practice, replacing wooden and clay sugaring instruments with metal taps, buckets, storage vessels, and kettles.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Mar. 2025
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Rader acknowledged that not every child younger than 5 is eligible for the measles vaccine, and his study didn’t specify the exact ages of the children younger than 5 who were unvaccinated.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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The dog-walk area was not specified in our purchase agreement, but we were all informed verbally of the same information.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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Some preferred the prospect of a data center, with its promise of hundreds of construction jobs and roughly 100 permanent jobs once built, over that of hundreds, if not thousands, of new homes.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2025
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But the awkward theme that has emerged is Casemiro being preferred to somebody a decade his junior who was signed in a €60million (£51.3m/$66.3m at current exchange rates) deal last summer.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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An expert has determined that the item was a Canaanite scarab from the Middle Bronze Age, around 3,800 years ago.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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In May, the owners will reconvene and determine the fate of the tush push, and whether football will be football.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Regional hubs have been established in North America, China, France, Sweden, and Spain to cover the specific requirements and automotive regulations of the respective countries.—
Jeanette Rohr,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The bill, which became law despite Thurmond’s protest, established voting rights protections for Black people across the country.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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Analyst Christopher Nardone is getting bullish on the fashion company, assigning it a buy rating and a $318 target, which would translate about 44% upside potential over the coming year.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
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Three different judges assigned to each of the cases — appointed by two different presidents — have agreed to temporarily block portions of the orders while proceedings move forward.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Pin (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pin%20%28down%29. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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