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pin something on

VERB

impugn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assail contravene tar

STRONG

attack blast break contradict cross deny dispute gainsay knock negate negative oppose question resist slam smear traduce trash traverse zap

WEAK

call into question cast doubt upon come down on cut to shreds disaffirm put down run down skin alive stick it to swipe at throw doubt on throw the book at thumb nose at zing

Antonyms

STRONG

agree aid allow approve assist compliment concede confirm corroborate go along help join praise stay support

WEAK

flatter

Example Sentences

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Immediately she assumed they were trying to pin something on her son.

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2019

She starts to pin something on him, like the Wizard of Oz giving the Cowardly Lion his medal.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 27, 2016

Though she herself was never actually connected with bombs & bloodshed, Emma Goldman's burgeoning reputation as a fomenter of trouble led the police into many an attempt to pin something on her.

From Time Magazine Archive

I'd made a bet with myself that they'd pin something on him before he got through, but he died just out of spite to make me lose.

From Otherwise Phyllis by Gibson, Charles Dana

"Eh?" says I, gawpin', as he tosses the green bag and yellow lid onto a chair, dives into his side pocket, and proceeds to pin something on my coat lapel.

From Shorty McCabe on the Job by Ford, Sewell

pin something on

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