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pitting
noun as in mining
Strongest match
Strong matches
- boring
- burrowing
- digging
- hollowing
- prospecting
- quarrying
- scooping
- tapping
- tunneling
- unearthing
Example Sentences
The miniseries reminds us this was also a civil war, pitting neighbors against each other, and sometimes even family members.
Instead they went on the attack, pitting Verstappen for fresh soft tyres three laps later.
As with “Temple of Doom,” his new film plays off of Quan’s shorter stature, pitting him against physically more imposing fighters.
The contest, pitting Connolly against Heather Humphreys of the centrist Fine Gael party, has also been tainted by calls to spoil ballots over the lack of a right-wing candidate.
Maine, Massachusetts, California and Michigan are likely to have contentious primary battles to determine Democratic nominees in next year's elections – pitting older establishment politicians against younger candidates and liberals against centrists.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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