pinned

verb

Definition of pinnednext
past tense of pin
as in mounted

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  1. mounted
  2. suspended
  3. draped
  4. hung
  5. dangled
  6. hooked
Verb
  • Air vents and spoilers paid homage to the 250 GTO of years before, while the wide body fender flares and quad daytime running lights mounted below the flip-up headlights.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Mavericks mounted a comeback as Dončić and Kyrie Irving finally found their offensive rhythm in the fourth.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of mounted
Verb
  • She has been suspended without pay, according to a spokesman for the New York Police Department.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Health officials have since suspended the sale of all raw milk products from Raw Farms, after detecting the virus in bottled products and bulk milk storage at the company’s bottling facility.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of suspended
Verb
  • Any leftover lights that weren't broken or half lit were then draped casually on some low bushes out front.
    Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Grecian-style sleeveless gown was reinforced in the midsection but otherwise draped loosely toward the ground.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of draped
Verb
  • In 2017, an Amnesty International report claimed as many as 13,000 people had been hanged from 2011 to 2015 at Saydnaya Prison.
    Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • On the wall at the rally hung a large banner with a photo of a smiling al-Assad, his hand waving to the crowd.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of hung
Verb
  • Air plants dangled from the bark of the trees, which clung onto the last of their orange needles.
    Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Its hairy red blossoms dangled over the riverbank.
    Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of dangled
Verb
  • During his post-match press conference, Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that the Frenchman's injury was the most serious among him and Jude Bellingham, who was also hooked in the second half at Montilivi.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • After their time there, her husband was hooked too.
    Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of hooked
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