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Recent Examples of pin
Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Recently found: religious medals, guitar picks, subway tokens, keys, marbles, shells, and pins of all shapes and sizes.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
This is a team that pinned 44 on the Buffalo Bills, tacked 30 on Minnesota, and beat the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers twice.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Even as a senator, Scott was questioned about his identity by Capitol Police despite wearing a pin identifying himenator.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Recently found: religious medals, guitar picks, subway tokens, keys, marbles, shells, and pins of all shapes and sizes.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Verb
The bottom line Markets in the U.S. climbed on Friday, but those pinning hopes on some holiday cheer were disappointed.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
This is a team that pinned 44 on the Buffalo Bills, tacked 30 on Minnesota, and beat the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers twice.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pin
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Prohibiting a sale of TikTok's proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithm will be a key leg of their resistance strategy.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Erivo closed out the tour with a bang in London in a sparkly Schiaparelli number made with a glittery rose gold conical leg covering.Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus are demanding the effort by budget neutrality, arguing the country simply can’t afford to tack on additional deficits after years of fiscal red ink.Mike Lillis, The Hill, 11 Jan. 2025
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The county approved them retroactively, tacking on a $900 fee for each permit.Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
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Second, the pre-trial discovery reforms to accelerate the process and help defendants make informed decisions whether to accept a plea deal or mount a defense have failed.Eric J. Gertler, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Basque was yellow carded for mouthing from the dugout as Barca led 4-1 after mounting a comeback for the ages.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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There’s enough game-day drama for the sports lovers, swoony moments for the non-fans and (ahem) multiple types of scoring to keep you hooked from start to finish.Ellie K. Wilde, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Most of the fraudulent or malicious emails hooked by Google or hitting your Gmail inbox still remain detectable.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Among his favorite stories was the biblical tale of David slinging the stone and defeating Goliath.Doug Haller, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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One summer day, a man walked in with a garment bag slung over his arm.New York Times, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Instead, Peak suggests storing your knives in a drawer or utilizing vertical space and installing a magnetic knife strip on your kitchen wall and hanging your knives.Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, the rescue's vets determined that the large tumor hanging from the dog's abdomen — which sometimes touched the ground when Snow White stood — was connected to one of the canine's mammary glands.Kelli Bender, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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In October 1871, Grant declared parts of South Carolina to be in active rebellion against the federal government, suspended the writ of habeas corpus, and deployed the army to help apprehend the Klan.Brittany Friedman / Made by History, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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But a couple hours later, the Heat suspended Butler for seven games!Zach Harper, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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That’s a tall order for a season that encompasses an alien life form taking over David Schwimmer’s veins to that dangling eyeball to a group of quadruped aliens.Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2025
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When Luis Diaz had previously run at Murillo one-on-one, the Brazilian bided his time before dangling out a leg to snatch the ball with precision timing.Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Pin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pin. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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