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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Schoolcraft is the ninth straight high-schooler selected by the Padres with their first pick in a draft.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Hall would also continue Boston’s recent emphasis on taking high school infielders with its first pick, following Nick Yorke in 2020, Mayer in 2021 and Mikey Romero in 2022.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
Collier used her first pick in the draft to select New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart, her co-founder in the 3×3 league Unrivaled that launched during the 2025 WNBA offseason.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
So, when the Avs were set to make their first pick in the 2025 draft at No. 77 overall, the Dell’Elce family gathered at home in Ontario had something to celebrate.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Hall would also continue Boston’s recent emphasis on taking high school infielders with its first pick, following Nick Yorke in 2020, Mayer in 2021 and Mikey Romero in 2022.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
Collier used her first pick in the draft to select New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart, her co-founder in the 3×3 league Unrivaled that launched during the 2025 WNBA offseason.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
So, when the Avs were set to make their first pick in the 2025 draft at No. 77 overall, the Dell’Elce family gathered at home in Ontario had something to celebrate.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
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“First pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20pick. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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