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
Everybody’s cherry-picking their ideological views.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Her audience tends to consume her albums as complete sets as opposed to cherry-picking their favorites for their playlists.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 July 2025
Patterson's lawyer, Colin Mandy, accused prosecutors of ignoring some pieces of evidence and cherry-picking others to support their assertion of her guilt.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 July 2025
In both cases, cherry-picking intelligence led U.S. presidents toward strategic failure.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for cherry-pick
Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Her audience tends to consume her albums as complete sets as opposed to cherry-picking their favorites for their playlists.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 July 2025
Patterson's lawyer, Colin Mandy, accused prosecutors of ignoring some pieces of evidence and cherry-picking others to support their assertion of her guilt.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 July 2025
In both cases, cherry-picking intelligence led U.S. presidents toward strategic failure.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for cherry-pick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-pick
Verb
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Each plan includes different download and upload speeds, allowing customers to choose based on their household needs and internet use.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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This is one of the most exciting features of purchasing glasses online, particularly because there are significantly more frames to choose from than in physical stores.—
Jason Phillips,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Following his three-year KU career, Martin was selected in the ninth round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
18 Aug. 2025
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Currently in late development and financing stages, the film was selected and awarded at Fidba Link 2024.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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The problem of always being on and willing to do better In his second year of medical school, Ehrenfeld recalled being at an operating table with particularly sharp corners and stooping down to pick something up.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Still, the fraternity members picked him up and returned him to the couch.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-pick. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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