as in to choose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
cherry-picked the spacious corner office for his corporate fief
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Recent Examples of cherry-pick
Soliman’s legal team filed statements from all three balking at how DHS had cherry-picked their research.
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Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Now, many creators will cherry-pick the most concerning data — like an outlying model in a spaghetti chart — and share it, oftentimes completely out of context, in hopes of making money.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The group of climate scientists found several examples where the DOE authors cherry-picked or misrepresented climate science in the agency's report.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Huntsinger and her programmers cherry-pick titles from Sundance, Berlin, and especially Cannes.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
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Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Now, many creators will cherry-pick the most concerning data — like an outlying model in a spaghetti chart — and share it, oftentimes completely out of context, in hopes of making money.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The group of climate scientists found several examples where the DOE authors cherry-picked or misrepresented climate science in the agency's report.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Huntsinger and her programmers cherry-pick titles from Sundance, Berlin, and especially Cannes.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-pick
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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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The group held its annual voting meeting to select and announce grant recipients supporting programs and initiatives across Arkansas.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The chain is generating the same reaction in Finneytown, a suburban Cincinnati neighborhood where a new Dutch Bros on Winton Road is causing locals to pick sides.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Others pick the fluids up in trucks and send them across Europe and the world.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-pick. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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