pinning

verb

Definition of pinningnext
present participle of pin
as in tacking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinning
  1. mounting
  2. suspending
  3. draping
  4. dangling
  5. projecting
Verb
  • Other comments from the last year or so decry the organization’s lack of a clear stance on the war in Gaza and its mounting civilian toll.
    Travis Diehl, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Yet the foundations of China’s strength are strained by mounting challenges.
    Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of mounting
Verb
  • Project 2025 also calls for resetting the composition of the EPA’s advisory boards – and even suspending some of them.
    Eric Nost, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Part of his immigration plan involves suspending the nation’s refugee program, according to The New York Times.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of suspending
Verb
  • The tradition of cutting the net and draping it around you is something done when a team wins a trophy.
    Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • At the premiere of Bread & Roses, Jennifer Lawrence slipped into a black archival Christian Lacroix number, and its billowy silhouette lent itself perfectly to draping over her bump.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of draping
Verb
  • The host of the evening, comedian Nikki Glaser, stunned on the red carpet in a strapless brown dress with a rose detail on the hip, topping off the look with dangling earrings and brown heels.
    Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • To date, the Kremlin is offering high bonus checks to entice enlistment, granting legal status for military service, and dangling pardons for criminals who join the war in order to replenish losses.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of dangling
Verb
  • Others in the mix The overriding issue with projecting middle-six and fourth-line wingers onto skill lines is the increase in playing time versus elites.
    Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The stock has slid more than 33% in 2024, and analysts are projecting nearly 31% upside ahead.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of projecting
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Thesaurus Entries Near pinning

pinned (on)

pinning

pinning (down)

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