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handpicked

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verb

past tense of handpick

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handpicked
Adjective
  • On selected nights, the show will be accompanied with fireworks.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 May 2025
  • The selected artist will receive $1,700-$2,125 a month, plus a stipend for art supplies.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • Spike Lee’s prestige pic Highest 2 Lowest, which reunites him for the first time in years with Denzel Washington, is opening in select theaters before being made available relatively quickly on Apple TV+.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2025
  • This year, the brand is evolving Denim Atelier as a tour in select cities during August and September.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Marlowe Granados, the heir apparent to Loos’ life-loving joie-de-vivre—and the author of Happy Hour, one of my favorite literary treats—will reframe this classic for contemporary readers.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Then, the sandwich is loaded up with lettuce, tomato, Cheddar cheese, bacon, and your preferred filet.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The Magpies came in with a significant offer, but once again would fall short of signing their preferred target.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Handpicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handpicked. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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