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pinning

VERB

attach, hold in place

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affix bind clasp fasten fix

STRONG

close immobilize join pinion press restrain secure

WEAK

hold down hold fast

Antonyms

STRONGEST

detach let go loose loosen release unfasten

STRONG

disjoin

WEAK

unlatch unpin

Example Sentences

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Companies increasingly have been pinning mass layoffs on the use of artificial intelligence, just as many AI skeptics feared.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Full-backs Hakimi and Mendes both pushed high up the pitch, pinning back Liverpool's wing-backs.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Some investors hoping for a more durable rebound have begun pinning their hopes on pension funds.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

But satellite operators were also pinning their hopes on big new markets for climate-related data that haven’t yet emerged, Ravichandran said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

These, supplemented by the stouter arrows of the fieldmice and the otter slingers, caused many wounds and great discomfort to the would-be attackers, pinning a good number of them down.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques