as in to select
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
handpicked what she considered to be the cutest kitten from the litter
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Recent Examples of handpick
You're invited to handpick fruit by the gallon, but there's no attendant.
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Leigh Ann Henion, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
State law calls for the City Council to handpick her successor in the meantime.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
If Derby could handpick a final-day opponent, then maybe a Sheffield United side fresh from back-to-back home defeats to Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End would be it.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Baer said the company’s business model, which handpicks items and styles for customers, can help shoppers going through a major life change.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
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Leigh Ann Henion, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
State law calls for the City Council to handpick her successor in the meantime.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
If Derby could handpick a final-day opponent, then maybe a Sheffield United side fresh from back-to-back home defeats to Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End would be it.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Baer said the company’s business model, which handpicks items and styles for customers, can help shoppers going through a major life change.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handpick
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After the senate endorsement, delegates soldiered on to select Nate George as their preferred candidate for state auditor.—
Jay Gabler,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Whichever lander ends up being selected for Artemis IV would rendezvous with NASA astronauts aboard an Orion vehicle in lunar orbit and then ferry them to the surface.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Work with your veterinarian to choose what works best.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Through Letterboxd, Gen Z is relying more on community reviews than those of official movie critics when choosing what movies to see in theaters.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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An in-house florist picks flowers from the gardens daily.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Since November, 50 people had been hospitalized in California after accidentally picking and eating poisonous wild mushrooms, according to the California Department of Public Health.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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“Handpick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handpick. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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