HANDPICKS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

handpicks

verb

present tense third-person singular of handpick

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. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 17 June 2026 Tony serves as chief executive while Josephine handpicks much of the store’s merchandise. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 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

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Amazon also said 92 percent of Sponsored Products ads are not given to the highest bidder because the company selects winners based on a combination of price and relevancy to the keyword search.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
When there are multiple logical possibilities for what the next word should be, the model typically selects one of those words by chance, based on their relative frequencies in the data.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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Rookie third-round picks Caleb Douglas and Chris Bell will open the season as Dolphins starting receivers (at least in three-receiver sets), coach Jeff Hafley said Wednesday.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
The optional app usually picks appealing but innocuous images of travel scenes and animals as daily wallpapers on Windows PC desktops.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

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