Thesaurus results for PINS (DOWN)

pins (down)

verb

Definition of pins (down)

present tense third-person singular of pin (down)

as in determines

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This information is continuously shared across a command-and-control network that decides whether an engagement is necessary, selects the most suitable interceptor, and determines the optimal launch time.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
To this, Dobos says more information on the molecular size and weight of the structure (which determines the level of skin penetration) is needed.

— Sarah Han, Allure, 6 July 2026

Definition of determines

Verb

This information is continuously shared across a command-and-control network that decides whether an engagement is necessary, selects the most suitable interceptor, and determines the optimal launch time.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
For each match, the model compares the two teams’ FIFA ranking points, converts the rating difference into a win probability, and randomly selects a winner using that probability.

— Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of selects

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Neither government specifies how that logging should work across organizational boundaries, because the infrastructure to do so does not yet exist.

— Teodor Calin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
They are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which specifies where and how to use them.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

Definition of specifies

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Even still, no matter whether a rider chooses to lay their head in a hotel or a tent, anyone who's spent the day enjoying the open road covered by State Farm Insurance will rest far easier that night.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Whether Weiss chooses to acknowledge the standings or not, the NL East race has become one of baseball's most compelling second-half storylines.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of chooses

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As an organization adopts agentic workflows, this is becoming especially true.

— Greg Pavlik, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
In 1986, Foxx returned to television to headline The Redd Foxx Show, playing Al Hughes, a NYC newsstand owner who adopts a teenage girl (Pamela Adlon), but the series only lasted 13 episodes.

— Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026

Definition of adopts

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The government then appointed him as county commissioner, ignoring a 2018 peace agreement that assigns that Akobo County position to Riek Machar’s opposition party.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
However, the Social Security Administration assigns a different number only in limited cases and generally requires an in-person appointment.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of assigns

Verb

Nobody picks a bank because of who owns the servers, so why sink capital into owning them?

— Mushfig Aliyev, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Subscribe here to our newsletter, In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

Definition of picks

Verb

Medicare, the federal insurance program, establishes prices for medical services.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026
The graphic above shows that there is year-to-year variability due to things like El Niño and La Niña, but the overall trend clearly establishes a warming trend.

— Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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