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as in darkened
being without light or without much light
we stood staring into the pitchy dark forest, trying to determine what had made the strange cry
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Recent Examples of pitchy
Rossellini’s wavering, pitchy delivery is no mistake, but an embodiment of Dorothy’s suffering—all doused in the cheap glamor of a small town nightclub.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
Here are the spacey, medieval, and occasionally pitchy highs, lows, and whoas of the evening.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
But that side stage wasn’t far enough away for her horrendously pitchy singing (especially compared to the talented Swims).
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Unlike, say, Fergie's take on the song, which went viral after being intentionally/unintentionally different, Andress was pitchy, slurred her words, and appeared genuinely out of it.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 July 2024
Mindy fears performing after her viral, pitchy moment, but theater fans know that Park would never shy away from the stage.
—Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2020
The cast’s singing can be pitchy against the recorded backing tracks of Justin J. Scarlat’s bouncy original songs.
—Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 16 May 2021
The only real performance misstep is Wain’s singing voice, which gets a little pitchy and hard to follow.
—Vulture, 27 May 2022
The singing is occasionally pitchy, the staging feels a bit haphazard, and the presentation is downright low-budget by modern-day standards.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 July 2022
Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
Here are the spacey, medieval, and occasionally pitchy highs, lows, and whoas of the evening.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
But that side stage wasn’t far enough away for her horrendously pitchy singing (especially compared to the talented Swims).
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
Unlike, say, Fergie's take on the song, which went viral after being intentionally/unintentionally different, Andress was pitchy, slurred her words, and appeared genuinely out of it.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 July 2024
Mindy fears performing after her viral, pitchy moment, but theater fans know that Park would never shy away from the stage.
—Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2020
The cast’s singing can be pitchy against the recorded backing tracks of Justin J. Scarlat’s bouncy original songs.
—Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 16 May 2021
The only real performance misstep is Wain’s singing voice, which gets a little pitchy and hard to follow.
—Vulture, 27 May 2022
The singing is occasionally pitchy, the staging feels a bit haphazard, and the presentation is downright low-budget by modern-day standards.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchy
Adjective
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Swift herself opted for Louis Vuitton, clad in the designer’s $5,000 black and gold jacquard knit jacket, with a spark beanie — price $550 — to match,People reported.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Mills didn't notice anything odd – just a yellow jacket on the passenger seat, and some bags in the car including a black briefcase and a blue bag with a Massachusetts logo.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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What follows is a series of twists and turns and the uncovering of dark secrets.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2025
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Six students from Livingstone, clad in dark blue and black, lifted a weighted rope.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Find it a home with ebony floors and a navy wall that sets it apart in just the right way.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
20 Nov. 2024
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Designed in Thiers, France—known to blade aficionados as the knife capital of the world—the saber features an ebony wood handle and can be engraved with a custom name or date.—
Sophie Dodd,
Bon Appétit,
10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Meanwhile, TikTok’s overall future in the United States is equally murky.—
Maria Sole Campinoti,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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But even that link is murky: In the case of breast cancer, for instance, carrying excess weight only seems to be a risk factor after menopause, and not before (for reasons that aren’t known).—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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What felt like a Cinderella story at the start is exposed as a Faustian bargain with a sable coat thrown in.—
Lily Burana,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2024
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This means that sable are often in competition with farmers.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
11 July 2024
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“Pitchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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