CHERRY-PICKS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

cherry-picks

verb

present tense third-person singular of cherry-pick

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 Huston unfortunately cherry-picks the best of his state without acknowledging the worst. — Chicago Tribune, 25 June 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 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

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For the award, a jury typically selects four nominees, who show together at the Centre Pompidou in October.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
After much hemming and hawing, Diplo selects an orange flower to purchase and posts a video to his Instagram stories in which the man holds up his shopping bag printed with a website for his wares.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of selects

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Yet even in the aftermath of her terrible grief, Josie’s mother, Chrissie, doubles down and chooses to put Josie through the operation as well.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Much like her character Klara, Ortega chooses to have faith in humans and their spontaneous wonder.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of chooses

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Each journalist picks 10 names from the 30 nominees in descending order, with each position scored on a basis of 15 points for the top choice and one for the 10th.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
The slightly bigger but AI-free LG 45 Ultragear OLED (45GX950A-B) and the 39-inch Alienware 39 5K OLED Gaming Monitor (AW3926QW) are better choices and remain our Editors' Choice picks in this category.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2026

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