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
Grimes said that the defense cherry-picked a series of events from years ago to paint a picture that Dowling conspired with Randazzo and Jones, but that the evidence presented did not show with certainty that is what happened.
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ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
In 2003, the intelligence on Saddam Hussein’s nuclear program was cherry-picked and false.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Rather quickly, the bears came out and presumed that Blue Owl cherry-picked the best loans and sold most of them to the three arms-length investors and the rest to the captive insurance company.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
The company’s legal rebuttal says Toberoff’s case cherry-picks key information, leaving out important context showing that Musk was aware of and endorsed a conversion.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
In 2003, the intelligence on Saddam Hussein’s nuclear program was cherry-picked and false.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Rather quickly, the bears came out and presumed that Blue Owl cherry-picked the best loans and sold most of them to the three arms-length investors and the rest to the captive insurance company.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
The company’s legal rebuttal says Toberoff’s case cherry-picks key information, leaving out important context showing that Musk was aware of and endorsed a conversion.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-pick
Verb
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Then came choosing the second pick, and so on.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Virgo August 23 – September 22 When your identity wrestles with the group’s expectations, choose depth.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Eleven educators have been selected as finalists for the 2026 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, organizers said Friday.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Some months ago, the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council of Scouting America had selected Diridon as the honoree at its Distinguished Citizens Dinner, which was to be held May 2.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The next Kiki Rice will pick a different program to bring to its first Final Four and championship game.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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The former four-star recruit from Atlanta picked KU over Georgia Tech, Auburn, Indiana and others in his original recruitment.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-pick. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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