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
  • Those selected through the final evaluation will receive 5 million KRW (~$3,300 USD, taxes may apply) for both the individual and the team, and the opportunity to work with one of the participating HYBE labels.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The All-Star reserves were selected by the WNBA’s 15 head coaches, who were tasked with voting for three guards, five frontcourt players and four players at either position regardless of conference.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of selected
Verb
  • It was later adopted as the nation’s first official flag after the Continental Congress passed a resolution on June 14, 1777.
    — Pete Cuddihy, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Some of the other Angels have adopted Pikachu as an unofficial team mascot and last week during the Angels’ series against the Mariners in Seattle, the team visited Pokémon’s North American headquarters.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of adopted
Verb
  • But Ginther noted that the way the stars were to be laid out was never specified, which means some of the designs can appear to be curious and compelling.
    — Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Investigators determined that the first two originated from the same sender, the official told Reuters, though how that conclusion was ​drawn was not specified.
    — Jana Winter, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of specified
Verb
  • In October, authorities established a cemetery in the city of Deir al Balah to bury unidentified bodies recovered from around the enclave.
    — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • With more high school and college programs for women's flag football being established in the United States, prospects for young girls like Jones-Robinson appear to be expanding.
    — Synai Ferrell, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • While cash is preferred by many technicians, tipping in other forms is acceptable if the option exists.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome, organizers said.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of preferred
Verb
  • The Argentina fans, determined to lift their team’s spirit and will their heroes to victory, belted out song after song.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • Whitworth died at age 62, just one week after Love graduated from high school, leaving behind a family determined to carry his love and example forward.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of determined
Verb
  • When the time came for the Southern Living staff to begin the process of combing through 60 years of recipes, we were each randomly assigned a couple of issues from various years.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
  • The moniker was assigned to Trump by Kurt Andersen and Grayden Carter’s Spy Magazine in 1988 as a sardonic stab at his attention grasping drive.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 8 July 2026
Definition of assigned
Verb
  • The Seattle Mariners were one of the teams that most people picked to win the World Series, or at least make a deep run into the playoffs.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Mengel, who has directed such drama series as My Different Ways and Supplex, and his creative collaborators will bring The Guest to the Czech spa town as the first Danish film picked for Karlovy Vary’s Crystal Globe Competition since 2015.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Definition of picked
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