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as in choice
a person or thing that is chosen
that team is my pick to win the Super Bowl
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the pick of the contestants will go on to the next competition
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as in option
the power, right, or opportunity to choose
you have first pick of your office mates for the softball team
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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
in the days when corporal punishment was permissible, it was not uncommon for an inattentive student to get a sharp pick in the head with a blackboard pointer
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as in to harvest
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner
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as in to choose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
I pick you as my partner
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as in to provoke
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
he seems to be trying to pick a fight
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as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp
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Recent Examples of pick
Greg Cote
april 19, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
The Giants now have the fifth and 10th picks in the first round.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Steve Bloom, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has a reputation for making his best draft picks well after the opening round.
—Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Miami has 11 total picks including two in first round (11th and 30th) and league-high seven in top 100.
—Greg Cote
april 19, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
The Giants now have the fifth and 10th picks in the first round.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
Kesselman knows my background as a former editor of High Times and picks my brain about the company’s roller-coaster history.
—Steve Bloom, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has a reputation for making his best draft picks well after the opening round.
—Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick
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Gonzalez, however, could leave if Courtois and Andrii Lunin, Real Madrid’s second-choice goalkeeper, stay at the club, possibly opening the door for Navarro to push on.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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This baked pasta recipe is a great choice for a busy weeknight.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2026
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But, a couple of injuries for Blackwood, combined with his own work, has allowed Wedgewood to start 40 games and appear in 42 this season -- easily career-bests at the NHL level.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Rice this season produced career bests in points, field-goal accuracy, rebounds and steals.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
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While prices vary depending on the shade, Hathaway’s black option is one of seven colors going for $99 right now.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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If tension rises, name the goal and offer practical options.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Sheehan managed to keep the Rockies from landing the big blow.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Senate’s quick passage of the 10-day patch was starkly different than the House’s rare overnight session, during which House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was dealt two consecutive blows.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Apr. 2026
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At the peak of his career, Williams had three boats – built one of them himself – and was harvesting 500,000 pounds of clams and oysters annually.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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The ice at these locations could be harvested to supply drinking water, oxygen, and rocket fuel for a lunar outpost.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
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Langley stated in his response that Flock Safety does not share data with federal agencies, but rather customers of Flock can choose to share data with the feds.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the years since the show went off the air, Per Sullivan stopped acting and chose a private life outside the public eye.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Focused on fast payouts — with many conducted in around four hours — these models target rural populations in particular, which are increasingly impacted by unexpected weather patterns and natural disasters provoked by climate change.—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Your goal is to make a point, not to provoke.—
Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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Voles also may nibble on fruits or vegetables, leaving them on the stem.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Although row covers and grow tunnels are not entirely effective against groundhogs, covering up garden plants with these products can make groundhogs less likely to nibble on your vegetables.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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