cherry-pick
verb
cher·ry-pick
ˈcher-ē-ˌpik 
cherry-picked; cherry-picking; cherry-picks
: to select the best or most desirable
: to select as being the best or most desirable
also
: to select the best or most desirable from
cherry-picked the art collection
Examples of cherry-pick in a Sentence
cherry-picked the spacious corner office for his corporate fief
Recent Examples on the Web
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
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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
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cherry-pick. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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