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Discover LudwigThe phrase "pit against" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the concept of someone or something competing against someone or something else. For example, "The two teams were pitted against each other in the championship game."
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pit against
verb
To set someone in opposition to someone else
Exact(33)
Neighbours are pit against one another.
It's not something to pit against IQ.
Maybe they're already scouting for a new nemesis to pit against Cillian Murphy's unforgiving cheekbones.
They only have their cute smiles and blue eyeshadow to pit against his beautiful ballet-school elevation.
s Under the procedures set by the petition and confirmed by Mr. Hastert, the bill will be pit against as many as two competitors and face numerous amendments.
This attribute will recur in many Stoppard heroes, who have nothing to pit against the hostility of society and the indifference of the cosmos except their obstinate conviction that individuality is sacrosanct.
Similar(27)
Morgan, seeded 15th, was pitted against Oklahoma.
"They wanted them pitted against each other".
Will be pitted against Clarence Darrow.
Artistic innovation is conventionally pitted against marketability.
Social conservatives pitted against gay activists?
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