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 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.
—H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
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
Verb
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Once the human in the loop selects the option the team prefers, the systems can assign tasks to agents that underlay SAP’s assistant.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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On the left wing, Charlton selects a rather more famous winger, Paco Gento.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Able to move upward only as far as the elevator rises, then quickly plunged to earth again, the elevator worker chooses to end his trials.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Ira Wertenteil chooses to believe the Peabody-Whitehead Mansion has no ghostly grudge against him.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Peruse our top picks for the best straight-leg jeans on the market, with tons of style options to fit your own aesthetic sensibilities.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Recent research finds a similar curse afflicts National Football League teams that compete to acquire one of the top picks in its annual draft of new players.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Cherry-picks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-picks. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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