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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That same year, the Sixers won the draft lottery for the first pick of the NBA draft, earning the rights to draft a 6-foot guard from Georgetown University.
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Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2025
The teenage phenom has been the presumptive first pick in the 2026 draft for a few years now, but the early returns on his college career have been merely good instead of historically great.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Ward, who went on to become the first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, passed for 437 yards, including the game-winning TD with 28 seconds left.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Toriano Pride had an early interception, Arnold’s first pick since September 2024.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
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Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2025
The teenage phenom has been the presumptive first pick in the 2026 draft for a few years now, but the early returns on his college career have been merely good instead of historically great.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Ward, who went on to become the first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, passed for 437 yards, including the game-winning TD with 28 seconds left.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Toriano Pride had an early interception, Arnold’s first pick since September 2024.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
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“First pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20pick. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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