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: an act of occupying seats in a racially segregated establishment in organized protest against discrimination
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: an act of sitting in the seats or on the floor of an establishment as a means of organized protest
sat in; sitting in; sits in
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: to take part in or be present at a session of music or discussion as a visitor
—often used with on
invited to sit in on a rehearsal
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: to participate in a sit-in
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Time, 22 May 2025
Sit-on-top kayaks also allow for storage space that is taken up by the rider of a sit-in kayak.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The 36-year-old entered the Toronto start with a 32.7 percent whiff rate, sitting in the 90th percentile, per Baseball Savant.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 27 May 2025
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Noun
Demonstrations, sit-ins, and university divestment campaigns targeted America’s complicity.
—Time, 22 May 2025
Sit-on-top kayaks also allow for storage space that is taken up by the rider of a sit-in kayak.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
Verb
They are sat in a Dublin cellar, flanked by pictures of padron peppers and tomatoes.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The 36-year-old entered the Toronto start with a 32.7 percent whiff rate, sitting in the 90th percentile, per Baseball Savant.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 27 May 2025
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“Sit-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit-in. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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