pitch in

as in to contribute
to make a donation as part of a group effort everyone at the office pitched in to buy a gift for the soon-to-be-wed couple

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Recent Examples of pitch in Reliever Wyatt Cameron, the tournament MVP, pitched in all four games, and held LIU scoreless for 4 2/3 innings to get the victory. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025 Pages, Hernández and catcher Dalton Rushing each had two hits. Notes: Shohei Ohtani, who went hitless in six at-bats for the first time since 2019, threw 50 pitches in his most extensive bullpen session since undergoing a second surgery on his right elbow in 2023. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025 The right-hander has gone at least six innings in all eight of his starts this season and has not thrown more than 100 pitches in a single one of those outings. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025 Back in November, Hudson shared with PEOPLE that her son David pitched in to make some holiday magic on her new Christmas project. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pitch in
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  • Former Chiefs quarterback Trent Green’s name also popped up on the video board listing the names of those who contributed to the hospital.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
  • More than a dozen San Diego County residents are being accused of contributing to the damage from last year’s flooding — most of them by the city of San Diego, and now another two by an East County school district.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025

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“Pitch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitch%20in. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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