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as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side
pitched and badly weathered, the fence looked ready to fall down at any moment
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as in leaning
running in a slanting direction
a sharply pitched rooftop
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as in erected
to fix in an upright position
needed help pitching a tent
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as in lurched
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the ship pitched in the choppy sea
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
pitched the baseball almost 50 feet
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we decided to pitch that whole system and start over again
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as in promoted
to provide publicity for
the cutting-edge ad agency was hired to pitch our products to a younger generation of consumers
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as in sloped
to set or cause to be at an angle
the roof should be pitched steeply enough to prevent an excessive accumulation of snow
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Recent Examples of pitched
The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Missionaries pitched the piñata as an evil people could defeat with a wooden stick, assigning one of the seven deadly sins to each of the seven horns that adorn a traditional piñata.
—Monica Navarro, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
And despite the show originally being pitched as three seasons, that doesn’t necessarily mean the end is nigh.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Dec. 2024
In January of 2017, Stiller called Scott and pitched him on the show.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Houck is among three starters to make 30 starts and that includes Brayan Bello, who seemingly does well against the Yankees on a consistent basis and pitched well in the final two months of last season and is entering the second season of a six-year deal signed during spring training.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Spencer’s firm had pitched its own bi-level replacement to Amtrak’s bridge.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Over the past two decades, alternative power supplies have pitched different plans to consumers via mailings, phone marketing and even door-to-door sales calls.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
The Cubs need to add a starter and this trade pitched by Powell would make sense.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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For only the second time in six seasons with Matt LaFleur as coach, the Packers pitched a shutout.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Missionaries pitched the piñata as an evil people could defeat with a wooden stick, assigning one of the seven deadly sins to each of the seven horns that adorn a traditional piñata.
—Monica Navarro, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
And despite the show originally being pitched as three seasons, that doesn’t necessarily mean the end is nigh.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Dec. 2024
In January of 2017, Stiller called Scott and pitched him on the show.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Houck is among three starters to make 30 starts and that includes Brayan Bello, who seemingly does well against the Yankees on a consistent basis and pitched well in the final two months of last season and is entering the second season of a six-year deal signed during spring training.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Spencer’s firm had pitched its own bi-level replacement to Amtrak’s bridge.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Over the past two decades, alternative power supplies have pitched different plans to consumers via mailings, phone marketing and even door-to-door sales calls.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
The Cubs need to add a starter and this trade pitched by Powell would make sense.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitched
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According to a forthcoming study in the journal Archaeology International, the circle might have been erected to unify Britain’s ancient inhabitants.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Within days, gallows were erected not far from Campus Martius, near Farmer Street and Gratiot, by the downtown library and the Compuware Building.Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
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Then, the country's population plunged by at least 30 million people.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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In March, 2000, the dot-com bubble finally burst, and during the subsequent eighteen months the Nasdaq plunged about seventy per cent, inflicting huge losses on those who had got in near the market top.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Ed, as the film reveals, was miraculously spared from the incinerator; an unknown number of babies born to girls attending the school did not escape that grim fate – discarded with the knowledge or at the direction of Catholic clergy who ran the school.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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The archaeologists believe that the statue was discarded in a sewer during the Roman Empire’s transition to Christianity.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Dec. 2024
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Anderson was promoted to lead vocalist after joining Chic on tour, sharing the role with Luci Martin from 1978-1983.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Are employees of all backgrounds being hired and promoted at the same rates within the workplace?Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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One thing that stands out to me is the federal government’s seeming use of fear, confusion and uncertainty—combined with very nuanced language—to target individuals, agencies and companies who, in many cases, have been trying to do the right thing by leveling the uneven playing field of the past.Doug Melville, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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An uneven merger landscape had a ripple effect on several players, and a sector-wide shift towards the premium end of the market left budget carriers scrambling to rethink their business models.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
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Despite missing both of their top scorers — Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner — due to oblique injuries, the Magic mucked the game up early and often.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Arch stepped in and started three games this season when Quinn Ewers got hurt and missed time with an oblique injury.Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Listen to this article Mayor Brandon Johnson declined to resign his position with Chicago Public Schools after a high-ranking CPS official raised ethics concerns about a potential conflict of interest, according to a memo obtained by the Tribune.Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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Google has already raised the bar with Android 15, with a raft of innovations.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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But too many of the Jets’ key offensive players were frustrated, plus fans (and some media) were calling for LaFleur’s head — Johnson wasn’t swayed.Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Make your content easy to read and understandable by your average customer, rather than assume they will be swayed by technical facts, figures, and technology details.Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Pitched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitched. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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