pitched in

past tense of pitch in
as in contributed
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 pitched in Especially Aaron Ashby, who has pitched in both games, holding the Dodgers to a walk in 3-2/3 innings, striking out three. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Naheda attends tenth grade in a tent pitched in a school courtyard. — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026 McDowell pitched in the big leagues for 15 seasons, spending 11 of them with the then-Cleveland Indians, parts of two seasons with the San Francisco Giants, parts of two with the New York Yankees and his final season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Eight of the nine games Kerr pitched in this season for the Braves came in a relief role. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Wacha eclipsed 200 innings pitched in a season for the first time in his 14-year career. — Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 Steele, who hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since April 2025, is an option for this weekend in Boston, Counsell said Tuesday. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Ryan, who came over to the Tigers in the deal that sent lefty ace Tarik Skubal to the Los Angeles Dodgers, hasn't pitched in the majors since 2024 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026 According to baseball writer Sarah Langs, the only pitcher before Alcantara to lead baseball in innings pitched in a season, and save at least one game that same regular season, was Phil Niekro in 1978. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
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contributed
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  • Information for this article was contributed by Stephen McGrath of The Associated Press.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • That may have contributed to their decision to acridly lil-bro Loop, the ’80s space rock band they were routinely compared to, in the press.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

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“Pitched in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitched%20in. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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