pitching in

VERB

help out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come through get going

WEAK

aid attack begin buckle down chip in commence contribute contribute work cooperate do do one's bit fall to get cracking go to it help help; get busy hop to it join in jump in launch lend a hand participate plunge into set about set to subscribe tackle tee off volunteer wade in

Antonyms

WEAK

hinder hurt prevent

Example Sentences

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He was sitting in the mid-90s as a high-schooler in the suburbs of Kansas City and reached 100 while pitching in junior college, as he grew into his 6-foot-7 frame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

What was it like pitching in front of 100,000 people?

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Yamamoto, however, was already pitching in meaningful games by March 6.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark are pitching in to help pick up the bill for Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Surrounded by grandparents and dozens of aunts and uncles and cousins, in a community where neighbors counted as family, pitching in when relatives couldn’t, Dorothy’s children’s lives would change very little.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly