Thesaurus results for PITCHES (UPON)

pitches (upon)

verb

present tense third-person singular of pitch (upon)

as in finds

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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Going deeper Deloitte’s CFO Signals article finds that many organizations manage AI spending reactively rather than proactively and rely on basic or general controls.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Whoever finds my key shall travel far, said Nana, though people whispered that the road to her house had no end.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

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When Jay encounters a giant squid being chased by a mammoth sperm whale, he’s unwittingly entangled in the former’s tentacles and swallowed up in one extended, terrifying sequence.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
An operational problem is resolved before the customer encounters it.

— Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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