Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: pinning

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

A dominant first period for the Hurricanes quickly led to the Islanders’ emotions running hot, with Cal Clutterbuck throwing a legal but hard hit on the Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho and Martin illegally pinning Jordan Staal to the ice with his knee.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/04/19/islanders-lose-to-hurricanes-in-ot-to-fall-into-2-0-hole/

And the fact that we ended up pinning them in for large parts of the second half, and especially at the end."

Source: https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/coventry-city-mark-robins-norwich-27860777

And the Irish had the winds in their sails now, Lowe’s clever grubber up the line pinning Scotland back.

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/rugby/5495437/scotland-7-ireland-22-scots-triple-crown-hopes-submerged-by-green-tidal-wave-at-murrayfield/

An even loftier goal is pinning down the gravitational wave background—you can think of it as the entire ocean of gravitational waves, dynamically criss-crossing as they are produced by black hole and neutron star collisions throughout the cosmos.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/brightest-gamma-ray-burst-ever-the-boat-1850273973

As anyone might infer, usually language is an enormous—often the determining—factor in pinning down the origins and movement of peoples.

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/20/dna-study-finds-etruscans-originated-steppes/

Biola also took a swipe at Alagwu, labeling her a “desperate gold digger” seeking to become Mrs. Ayeni by pinning a child on him.

Source: https://ynaija.com/my-husbands-runs-girl-used-juju-on-him-tunde-ayenis-wife-defends-him-against-paternity-scandal/

But come January, the school district inexplicably canceled the visits, pinning the blame on Barnes’s failure to provide information for the contract; some even said Barnes had canceled the visit himself.

Source: https://thecrimsonwhite.com/107947/opinion/opinion-baseless-fears-of-critical-race-theory-lead-to-real-discrimination/

Delhi's air quality stood in the "severe" category on Saturday morning with monitoring agencies pinning hopes on a western disturbance which may improve meteorological conditions starting Sunday.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-set-to-record-11th-severe-air-day-in-november/article67572572.ece

Earlier in the day Sunday, news helicopters captured video of Los Angeles Police Department officers and SWAT team members surrounding a white van that was believed to be connected to the shooting, with two armored vehicles pinning in the vehicle.

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/crime/swat-team-breaches-van-believed-to-be-connected-to-lunar-new-year-shooting-driver-found-dead-of-self-inflicted-gunshot/

Even so Ukrainian officials are pinning their hopes on it, “to unite the world around Ukraine.”

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/08/04/saudis-mbs-wants-more-than-peace-at-his-ukraine-summit/

From pinning combinations to a straightjacket suplex, he was doing everything to win and Naito was kind of just Naito.

Source: https://411mania.com/wrestling/pantojas-njpw-g1-climax-33-night-16-review/

Her horns are ideal for long-range attacks due to their projectile nature, and they can be used for piercing or pinning down opponents.

Source: https://gamerant.com/my-hero-academia-best-heroes-not-japanese/

He told the body, made up of experts from scientific fields ranging from physics to astrobiology, of the difficulty in pinning down the source of reported close encounters due to the poor quality of data.

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/bungling-boffins-mistake-kitchen-microwave-30126697

If I know Bruce, he’ll be there on the day, pinning Camilla in to absolute perfection until the very last moment.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11790915/The-man-gave-Diana-glamour-Camilla-confidence.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

In the final match of the 3A state tournament, Valley senior Aidan Trujillo (35-5) capped his high school wrestling career by pinning Pueblo Central senior Mariano Romero-Garcia (28-4) in 4:43.

Source: https://www.greeleytribune.com/2023/02/18/state-wrestling-finals-roundup-fort-luptons-dmitri-garza-alarcon-becomes-third-three-time-champion-in-program-history/

Investors should also be wary of pinning too much hope on economic growth, long-term studies suggest.

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/460ee3ca-9e54-4cec-9d0b-a9896c007bc9

It said Chauvin did not mention in his report that he had hit Pope with his flashlight, nor did he mention pinning Pope for so long.

Source: https://drgnews.com/2023/04/13/minneapolis-to-pay-8-9m-over-chauvins-actions-before-floyd/

Many Republicans who are not all-in on Trump are pinning their hopes on the possible candidacy of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who, at the age of 44, is seen as a rising star of the right.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/news-world/white-house-2024-hopefuls-aiming-to-take-on-biden/

Mary Kocev began her semester celebrating her accomplishment of this Bernanrd Holmes award at the opening mass on August 28th in the Abbey Church and will end her time at the college back in the church for her pinning ceremony.

Source: https://criernewsroom.com/news/2023/09/14/news-september-14-2023-mary-kocev-24-receives-holmes-award-one-of-top-college-honors/