pinning

verb

present participle of pin
as in tacking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinning
  1. mounting
  2. hanging
  3. suspending
  4. draping
  5. hooking
  6. dangling
  7. slinging
  8. projecting
Verb
  • The mounting crisis comes as Saudi Arabia's military reported two deaths in a helicopter crash near its southern border with Yemen.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In a research report published Sunday, the firm highlighted mounting doubts around artificial intelligence sector and weakness beyond the broader market's surface.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of mounting
Verb
  • Those included hanging traffic signals, scaffolding, water towers and the correct power lines.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Pacific Neon had installer James Guthrey in a crane about 10 feet in the air and had the sign attached to a saddle and hanging over the poles.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of hanging
Verb
  • The draft also bars other federal departments, agencies, and officials from suspending a model’s development, deployment, or internal use.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In contrast, the ad says Desmond fought to lower costs and supports suspending the gas tax.
    — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of suspending
Verb
  • The sleeveless minidress is made in a satin lime green fabric and designed with a straight neckline, draping and knotted elements at the shoulder and hip.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But simply draping garments willy-nilly anywhere isn’t your best move because wet laundry needs the right conditions to dry completely.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of draping
Verb
  • Ecobee says that just hooking this unit up can deliver up to 26% per year reductions on heating and cooling costs, which will pay for itself quickly.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • First, don’t rely on the industry to protect youth when its business model depends on hooking new customers and keeping them using their product.
    — Susan Morrisey, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of hooking
Verb
  • Think tombstones, solid skeletons, signs or other decorations that hold their shape and don’t have loose or dangling parts.
    — Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Edebiri’s dangling earrings also provided a welcome pop of color, with their wine-hue complementing her berry lipstick.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of dangling
Verb
  • Expect to see everyone from locals clad in athleisure to camera-slinging couples in breezy linen button-downs returning from a nearby wine tasting.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • This is a great combination of quarterbacks who should be slinging the ball and make for an exciting game.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of slinging
Verb
  • Not merely due to sympathy for the tweens, nor from projecting some future time when the unerasable archive of this yearning might prove embarrassing.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • This is below the $11 million that the studio was projecting for director Brian Duffield’s survival thriller starring Austin Abrams as a scuba diver swallowed by a sperm whale.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of projecting
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“Pinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinning. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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