pinned (down)

verb

past tense of pin (down)
as in selected

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinned (down)
  1. selected
  2. adopted
  3. specified
  4. established
  5. preferred
  6. determined
  7. assigned
  8. picked
Verb
  • Hobaiter and Dominy support this idea with half a dozen claims that could, in principle, be tested, lending some scientific credence to the idea that complex human speech was selected for in the warm glow of a crackling campfire.
    — Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Among them, Hall of Famer Yao Ming, former Dallas Mavericks player Yi Jianlian, and even Yang Hansen – selected 16th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers last summer – reached the NBA after spending several seasons playing at home.
    — Fred He, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of selected
Verb
  • But on Thursday, the Missouri Supreme Court ordered the state to use a different map adopted in 2022 for the imminent 2026 general election.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In North Carolina, where the G20 meeting in Chapel Hill took place, dozens of local governments have adopted moratoriums or tighter zoning rules as data center proposals spread across the state.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of adopted
Verb
  • The payment amount for the company’s claims was not specified in the complaint filed by Tenney on behalf of the government.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The third officer's injuries weren't specified but were not life-threatening, officials said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of specified
Verb
  • Many organizations still default to degree requirements because they’re established and easy to understand.
    — Raghu Krishnaiah, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • To help support Anthropic and OpenAI fund their deployments, Broadcom established a special purpose vehicle (SPV) platform in partnership with Apollo and Blackstone to facilitate more than 20 GW of compute infrastructure by the end of 2028.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • Some spellings of his name appear as Armes, an adjustment to the Finnish spelling Armas preferred by his family.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari, and Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan preferred to raise the target range by a quarter-point.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of preferred
Verb
  • That warrant was later recalled after a Court of Appeals judge determined the former governor had filed to have Johnson removed from the case before her warrant was issued.
    — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Whether employees receive the day off — and whether they are paid extra for it — is typically determined by their employer’s policies or an employment agreement.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of determined
Verb
  • The oil major has been assigned two additional oilfields in the Orinoco Belt, the region that contains most of Venezuela's vast reserves of extra-heavy crude oil.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The company said Venezuela assigned its new oil fields to exploit in the country’s Orinoco Belt, a region that produces thick, sludgy, tar-like oil that many US Gulf-area refining facilities are tailor made to refine.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of assigned
Verb
  • His two conference titles came after the Owls were picked to finish fifth and third in their division.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The inaugural release will feature an Elijah Craig barrel picked by UK Athletics Director and CEO of Champions Blue LLC J Batt, who traveled to Bardstown to select the bourbon barrel.
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of picked
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“Pinned (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinned%20%28down%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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