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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This information is continuously shared across a command-and-control network that decides whether an engagement is necessary, selects the most suitable interceptor, and determines the optimal launch time.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
For each match, the model compares the two teams’ FIFA ranking points, converts the rating difference into a win probability, and randomly selects a winner using that probability.

— Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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Nobody picks a bank because of who owns the servers, so why sink capital into owning them?

— Mushfig Aliyev, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Subscribe here to our newsletter, In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

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