pitted

¹

[pit-id]

adjective

1. marked or scarred with pits: pit.

   a pitted complexion.

pitted

²

[pit-id]

adjective

1. (of fruit) having the pit removed.

   a pitted olive.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pitted¹

before 1050; Old English pytted (not found in ME); pit ¹, -ed ³

Origin of pitted²

pit ² + -ed ²

Example Sentences

For two years, controversies have engulfed film festivals, popular TV shows produced in Israel have gone dark on American streaming platforms and escalating accusations of antisemitism and complicity in genocide have pitted artist against artist.

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Since the end of 2016, a deadly conflict has pitted pro-independence armed groups in the English-speaking west against security forces, with each side regularly accused of crimes against civilians.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday to alter its recommendation on an early childhood vaccine, after a discussion that at times pitted vaccine skeptics against the CDC’s own data.

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Observers say the renewed co-ordination is expected, as the two "don't want to be pitted against one another when negotiations start".

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Stella said that the decision to pit Piastri first was made to protect him from the threat of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who had pitted several laps before and was closing on fresh tyres.

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