as in hole
a sunken area forming a separate space
removal of the tree stump left a gaping pit in the yard
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Recent Examples of pit
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
Catch live music every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and hang around the fire pits or the swing set table.
—Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The matchup pits two of the better young players in the league against one another: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder and Anthony Edwards of the Timberwolves.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
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Noun
The expansion team will debut against Cameron Brink and the Los Angeles Sparks, while the early window pits the Lynx against No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 May 2025
Catch live music every Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and hang around the fire pits or the swing set table.
—Courtney Lane, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Verb
Game 2 pits the defending Stanley Cup champs against a Canes crew with just two total losses in their first two rounds.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The matchup pits two of the better young players in the league against one another: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder and Anthony Edwards of the Timberwolves.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pit
Noun
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For decades, conservationists successfully plugged that hole by arguing in court that the ESA’s prohibition of harm to individual species includes destroying a species’ habitat.—
Emma Marris,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2025
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Other cavity nesters such as woodpeckers will make holes in trees, and those can also be adopted by tree swallows, flickers, kestrels and chickadees.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Instability in the region since the October 7, 2023 attacks on Southern Israel, however, has dented its appeal to international production.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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That barely dents the upside, with the net win coming to $17,700,000.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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For small cavities, your dentist may recommend using fluoride or other products.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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Some studies suggest that launching from tree cavities or branches at specific angles further optimizes its glide performance.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Verb
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The secret that keeps these garden hoses from kinking sits at each end.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Practitioners are adamant that enthusiastic consent is central to kink.—
Liam McBain,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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“Pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pit. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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