cherry–pick

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Definition of CHERRY-PICK

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities <cherry-picked the spacious corner office for his corporate fief>

Synonyms cherry-pick, cull, elect, handpick, name, opt (for), pick, prefer, select, single (out), tag, take

Related Words preselect; appoint, designate, fix, mark, nominate, set, tab, tap; accept, adopt, embrace, espouse; settle (on or upon)

Near Antonyms disapprove, negative, repudiate, spurn; discard, jettison, throw away, throw out

Antonyms decline, refuse, reject, turn down

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