pitch in

as in to contribute
to make a donation as part of a group effort everyone at the office pitched in to buy a gift for the soon-to-be-wed couple

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Recent Examples of pitch in By 2024, City Hall pitched in $10 million toward the $41 million project from a city pool of tax dollars for economic development. Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025 Topa startled by knee pain Trying to close out the game, right-hander Justin Topa made a pitch in the ninth inning and felt a pain in his knee similar to the patellar tendon injury that ruined most of his 2024 season. David Brown, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025 According to the Baseball Reference play-by-play, Hendley threw 77 pitches in his eight innings. Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025 Everyone pitched in, even across departments. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pitch in
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  • In recent months, tariffs modestly contributed to the uptick in overall inflation, analysts previously told ABC News, but overall price increases owed largely to a rise in housing and food products with little connection to Trump’s levies.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Everyone’s voice matters, and everyone is expected to contribute—not just creatively, but in building and sustaining the project as a whole.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Pitch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch%20in. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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