first pick
noun
1
: the opportunity to choose first
The girls got to choose their partners, and she got (the) first pick.
2
: the person or thing that is chosen ahead of all others
She was their first pick for the lead role in the play.
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Dallas recently selected Duke’s Cooper Flagg with the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2025
This time of year, the futures markets for the top awards in college football and the first pick in the following year's NFL Draft are typically pretty stagnant.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
MongoDB Database management software company MongoDB (MDB) is this week’s first pick.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2025
Cruise lines know that inside cabins aren’t everyone’s first pick.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2025
This time of year, the futures markets for the top awards in college football and the first pick in the following year's NFL Draft are typically pretty stagnant.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
MongoDB Database management software company MongoDB (MDB) is this week’s first pick.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2025
Cruise lines know that inside cabins aren’t everyone’s first pick.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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“First pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20pick. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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