as in selects
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-picks
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.
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Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
The order cherry-picks lawless acts by persons alleged to be members of left-wing groups but never mentions the violence by right-wing groups.
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Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
The group’s report cherry-picks information and misrepresents uncertainties.
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H. Christopher Frey,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
The order cherry-picks lawless acts by persons alleged to be members of left-wing groups but never mentions the violence by right-wing groups.
—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
The group’s report cherry-picks information and misrepresents uncertainties.
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H. Christopher Frey,
The Conversation,
12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-picks
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Rather than celebrating grape varieties for their own sake, each Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) selects the varieties best suited to its climate, soils and history.
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The Oura Ring 4 delivers accurate tracking, powered by Smart Sensing technology that selects the optimal signal path for 50+ biometrics.
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But the spec sheet is the price of entry, not the reason anyone chooses you.
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So Josie chooses Klara, despite the latter being an older model.
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Here are our interns’ top fireworks picks for the 2026 season.
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The team has yet to sign its three draft picks to their contracts.
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“Cherry-picks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-picks. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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