as in to complain
to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant
her husband nitpicks about everything: from how she puts the plates away to how she files the bills
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With its byzantine oil-rig battle, absurd moon-buggy chase, and homoerotic henchmen Mr. Wint (Bruce Glover) and Mr. Kidd (Putter Smith), Diamonds has its tongue a bit too far in its cheek, but Connery diehards were too busy cheering for their hero to nitpick.
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Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024
But in a week in which the Orioles opened in second place in the AL East and ended it as the circuit’s best team, there’s little reason to nitpick the few negatives.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2024
Arrowhead handles Catholic Memorial in huge Classic 8 game
Arrowhead coach Ron Reichle didn't want to necessarily nitpick his Warhawks' impressive performance that resulted in their 11th victory in the first 12 games this season on Thursday night.
—Michael Whitlow, Journal Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2024
The verdict To nitpick, the hotel grounds are not as ravishing, nor is the restaurant as stylish, nor the activities as enticing, as at Lily of the Valley, further long the Cote d’Azur near Saint Tropez.
—Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2023
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Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 29 May 2024
But in a week in which the Orioles opened in second place in the AL East and ended it as the circuit’s best team, there’s little reason to nitpick the few negatives.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2024
Arrowhead handles Catholic Memorial in huge Classic 8 game
Arrowhead coach Ron Reichle didn't want to necessarily nitpick his Warhawks' impressive performance that resulted in their 11th victory in the first 12 games this season on Thursday night.
—Michael Whitlow, Journal Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2024
The verdict To nitpick, the hotel grounds are not as ravishing, nor is the restaurant as stylish, nor the activities as enticing, as at Lily of the Valley, further long the Cote d’Azur near Saint Tropez.
—Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2023
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“Nitpick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nitpick. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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