as in to choose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
cherry-picked the spacious corner office for his corporate fief
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Recent Examples of cherry-pick
Denialists tend to cherry-pick evidence, set impossible levels of evidence and engage in logical fallacies.
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H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
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But debasing our history through censorship and ideological cherry-picking insults the memory of the nine saints who were murdered at Mother Emanuel, desecrating its sacred space all over again.
—Kevin Sack, Time, 3 June 2025
South Sudan Alito slams appeals court over 'cherry-picking' First Amendment protections for students
Apache Stronghold filed the appeal of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision allowing the site in question to be transferred to Resolution Copper, the company seeking to mine it.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
This cherry-picking tactic ignores how these policies are interconnected.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 4 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for cherry-pick
H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
Read More: The Battle for Our Memory Is the Battle for Our Country
But debasing our history through censorship and ideological cherry-picking insults the memory of the nine saints who were murdered at Mother Emanuel, desecrating its sacred space all over again.
—Kevin Sack, Time, 3 June 2025
South Sudan Alito slams appeals court over 'cherry-picking' First Amendment protections for students
Apache Stronghold filed the appeal of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision allowing the site in question to be transferred to Resolution Copper, the company seeking to mine it.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
This cherry-picking tactic ignores how these policies are interconnected.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 4 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for cherry-pick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-pick
Verb
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There weary shoppers or passersby can choose from more than 200 types of 100 percent Arabica specialty coffees from 35 countries.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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The Nashville Predators chose physical forward Brady Martin with the fifth pick.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Dial 511 and select a route to hear real-time conditions.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
19 June 2025
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The 64 selected last fall are a highly motivated group that represents a true cross-section of the student body, including six different home languages, students with disabilities and all academic levels.—
Jenelyn Russo,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
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These kids would be walking around down the road and the F.B.I. would pick them up and take them down to the jail to be interrogated, then tell them to walk home.—
Nick Estes,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
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Since its Sundance debut, the film has played many festivals, from Cannes to Independent Film Festival Boston, which picked Sorry, Baby as the capstone for this year’s edition of the fest.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
26 June 2025
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-pick. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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