as in contributing
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 pitching in
Throughout his nine minor-league rehab starts, Garcia demonstrated decreased fastball velocity, but team officials hoped that adrenaline and pitching in a major-league game would naturally boost it.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Schwarber crushed four home runs against Atlanta Braves pitching in his first five at-bats, becoming only the 21st player in Major League Baseball history to reach the mark.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Chandler Rome, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Schwarber crushed four home runs against Atlanta Braves pitching in his first five at-bats, becoming only the 21st player in Major League Baseball history to reach the mark.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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At the same time, novel current routing allows for maximum magnetic flux cancellation, contributing to the power module’s clean, low-loss electrical output—in other words, its ultrahigh efficiency, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Smith led the way for Everman with 100 yards on 19 carries with Lebron Bowdy (10 carries-59 yards) and Daveyon Miles (11-51) contributing as well.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Pitching in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitching%20in. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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