pitching (upon)

verb

present participle of pitch (upon)
as in finding
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance at a garage sale you just might pitch upon a table exactly the size you need

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  1. finding
  2. encountering
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  • That has carried over in our approach to blocking and camera work, and finding ways to avoid cutting if at all possible.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Thomas Edison wrote about a bug in the call apparatus of his telephone in a letter in 1878, and the Pall Mall Gazette ran a story in 1889 referencing Edison finding a bug in his phonograph.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of finding
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  • After encountering Baumeister again the following year, Goodyear helped investigators obtain information that led them to identify Baumeister.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Itauma has described moving to England with his family as a child after encountering racist abuse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of encountering
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“Pitching (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitching%20%28upon%29. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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