cherry-pick

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Recent Examples of cherry-pick Their style is to highlight 5% out of all the film’s reviews, cherry-picking the ones that that are negative. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025 Among the most consequential changes was a move to support private teams and private coaches, rather than just those who had been cherry-picked by the federation. George Ramsay, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025 He’s also involved in some dodgy side hustles, which leads to a lot of peripheral gunplay and tangential, ha-ha–bang-bang set pieces that feel cherry-picked from Coen’s back catalog. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025 The group’s report cherry-picks information and misrepresents uncertainties. H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cherry-pick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-pick
Verb
  • Lauren chose a golden, super-cinched Schiaparelli gown, while Jeff wore a classic tuxedo.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This means regularly assessing your thinking skills, consciously choosing when to engage versus delegate mental tasks, and maintaining practices that keep your mind sharp.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
  • On the app, riders can select from several destinations, such as Resorts World Las Vegas, AREA15, Topgolf, and other resort and entertainment properties.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That distinction can also determine if insurance plans get to pick the company that does the external review.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But instead, Tuchel picked a hungry, in-form squad and the players rewarded him by playing like this.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-pick. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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