1
as in choice
a person or thing that is chosen
that team is my pick to win the Super Bowl
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2
as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the pick of the contestants will go on to the next competition
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3
as in option
the power, right, or opportunity to choose
you have first pick of your office mates for the softball team
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4
as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
in the days when corporal punishment was permissible, it was not uncommon for an inattentive student to get a sharp pick in the head with a blackboard pointer
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1
as in to harvest
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner
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2
as in to choose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
I pick you as my partner
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3
as in to provoke
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
he seems to be trying to pick a fight
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as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp
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Recent Examples of pick
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The lens is a good pick for close-up snaps, too.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Ali Wunderman, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Keep scrolling to shop more of my top Quince cashmere picks for fall.
—Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The Florida Panthers acquired the defenseman at the trade deadline, getting him from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for goaltender Spencer Knight and a first-round pick, and knew Jones was going to be a key contributor on what eventually became a second consecutive Stanley Cup championship run.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The lens is a good pick for close-up snaps, too.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Okay, those aren’t real flavors, but there are 255 other options from which to pick.
—Ali Wunderman, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Keep scrolling to shop more of my top Quince cashmere picks for fall.
—Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick
Noun
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The company released a more expensive version of its subscription-fee offering in the EU in 2023, but was slapped with a €200 million ($232 million) fine in April after regulators argued the model still breached the bloc’s digital antitrust rules and didn’t offer users a genuine free choice.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Since then, what counts as a good (virtuous) choice versus a bad (unvirtuous) one has become less and less clearly defined.—
Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Course Difficulty Flat, straight courses without many hills favor personal bests.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kyle Schwarber is in the midst of what may be the most explosive offensive season of his MLB career, already setting personal bests with 53 home runs and 128 RBI.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some are even suggesting that Indianapolis continue planning on potential quarterback options to target during the 2026 NFL offseason.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The concern is that women will be left with no options to manage pain in pregnancy.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There is no understating the size and weight of the Panthers losing team captain Aleksander Barkov to knee surgery expected to be season-ending — a massive blow that reverberates across hockey.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Unlike most hair dryers that include only one attachment for curly hair, each of the four attachments in this blow dryer are specifically designed to uplift your curls.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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It's long been harvested for its carrageenan, which is used in the food industry as a thickening agent and emulsifier in products like ice cream and puddings, even nut milks.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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Hunters in Kentucky are limited to harvesting one antlered deer per person statewide for the season.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
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Ryuji dies in the Season 3 finale, choosing to head into the world of death rather than fight for life.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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No parent should choose between feeding a child and heating a home.—
Derrick Hollie,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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One student told detectives that Clarke provoked the situation by making disparaging remarks at him.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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The rapper’s willingness to provoke, which often came bundled in a conversation about mental health, catapulted him to the top of pop culture and later, knocked him off the apex.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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The only movement is that of goats who nibble the long grass that grows around the Cold War aircraft wrecks that litter this forlorn spot on Grenada’s east coast.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Sep. 2025
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Install tree trunk protectors now, especially on young fruit trees, since rodents who nibble on bark will soon be considering this activity as their food supply shrinks with the onset of cooler weather.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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