as in selects
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 handpicks
Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 7 May 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
Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 7 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handpicks
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Folsom’s City Council currently selects its mayor annually from among its members.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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Over a lifetime, filmmaker Lynne Sachs has collected business cards—mementos of brief exchanges with strangers—and selects seven to uncover why these moments have lingered so vividly in her memory.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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If Starmer chooses to step aside, or is ousted, his successor would become Britain’s sixth prime minister in seven years.—
Isa Soares,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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But where the décor favors restraint, the food chooses extravagance.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Weltman’s draft picks outside the lottery have been unremarkable as well.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Ahead, shop more of my mom’s Quince shoe picks for looking fashionable while staying comfortable.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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“Handpicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handpicks. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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