Down
Pinned
Both words in one sentence
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Often there will be a scene where they try to tame their wildly curly hair but as soon as they have it smoothed down or pinned into a Prim and Proper Bun it poofs up again.
Source: Quirky Curls -
A full-round action that can only be done to utterly helpless opponents (not just knocked down or pinned, but completely immobilized or unconscious) which is an automatic critical and forces the target to pass a high-level fortitude save or die immediately.
Source: Kick Them While They Are Down -
Given his Non-Action Guy status and her Action Girl qualities, more plausible than most examples, especially since she's actually pinned him down instead of trying to drag him around.
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Pinned and Down. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/pinned
Down & Pinned. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/pinned>.
Pinned or Down. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/pinned.
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