pin (down)

verb

Definition of pin (down)next
as in to select

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pin (down)
  1. select
  2. choose
  3. adopt
  4. specify
  5. prefer
  6. determine
  7. establish
  8. assign
Verb
  • December 27, 2024 Products are independently selected by our editors.
    Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Photo: Sean Pavone/Getty Images All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of select
Verb
  • Three Michigan residents have been chosen to help judge one of the most prestigious dog shows in the country in New York City next year.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Tennessee chose general manager Ran Carthon over head coach Mike Vrabel in the offseason.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of choose
Verb
  • Research shows that optimistic individuals are more likely to adopt healthy behaviors, manage stress effectively, get sick less often, heal more quickly from illness, and even enjoy stronger immune systems.
    Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Many small businesses are hesitant to adopt new technology because of high prices, training requirements, and an underlying fear of modernization.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of adopt
Verb
  • Target did not specify when the stores would be opening when asked by USA TODAY.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Unless specified, exact release dates are yet to be revealed.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of specify
Verb
  • In the past, the Chinese government had preferred financially sound developers over insolvent ones when deciding their eligibility to get government support.
    Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 26 Dec. 2024
  • There's a nonzero chance Toronto would prefer to send Bichette to the National League, but getting him out of the division and to the opposite coastline should be enough.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of prefer
Verb
  • How the Fed responds to the threat of rising CPI, whether bond investors view inflation as temporary or long-lived, and whether inflation is a global or US-centric phenomenon will determine the performance of the various options.
    Garth Friesen, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Scientists will use techniques like radiocarbon dating to determine the ages of sediment layers in the core samples.
    Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of determine
Verb
  • The fall of Assad As opposition forces ousted Assad on Dec. 8, Israeli military forces moved into the Syrian side of the demilitarized buffer zone, established after the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
    Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Contacts are being established with the Kazakh authorities, and the necessary operational support is being provided by Kazakhstan's emergency rescue agencies at the scene.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of establish
Verb
  • Despite their training and education, they were often assigned menial tasks.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Should Willis' disqualification stand, jurisdiction over the Trump case will shift to a nonpartisan state agency, the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, known as PAC, which must decide whom to assign it to next.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of assign
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