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.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The group’s report cherry-picks information and misrepresents uncertainties.
—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.
—H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-picks
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In October 2024, Inside Trader Joe's podcast hosts Tara Miller and Matt Sloane shared how the chain selects locations for new stores.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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The computer then randomly selects an additional two sets of six numbers.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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That is, the person who chooses a gratifying activity in the present moment is correct in relation to their current desires, but wrong about their future ones.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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And in the Season 2 finale, Hank chooses to his wipe his memory clean.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Washington, which picks first, Utah, Memphis and Chicago have the first shots at those potential franchise-defining players.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The Panthers were connected to a potential trade for Winnipeg Jets netminder and three-time Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck, but that is likely not happening now after Florida sent its haul of draft picks to Ottawa.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cherry-picks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-picks. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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