PICK OVER Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

pick over

verb

Definition of pick over

as in to check (out)

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Verb

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara this week urged consumers to review their coverage and consider flood insurance ahead of a likely historic El Niño.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
The White House announced the cuts through a legally nebulous ‘pocket rescission’ just five days before the fiscal year ended, leaving Congress little time to review them.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of review

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After making the deal with CBS, a local ranger knocks on Kaczynski’s cabin door and claims that local copper miners are interested in inspecting the property lines around the land.

— Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
The design could eventually help groups of inexpensive robots inspect oil refineries, monitor farms or explore other planets.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of inspect

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Alexei Gruverman then used scanning probe microscopy to examine the film’s electrical response.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Gibney’s film examines the full scope of Musk’s career, taking a critical look at his stewardship of Tesla, SpaceX and Starlink among other ventures.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of examine

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Police are investigating the death of a man who was found injured on a bench less than ½ mile away from the Bristol Police Department earlier this month.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
OpenAI has been investigating agents’ use of internet access since the breach of AI start-up Hugging Face in July.

— Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of investigate

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Swift has resumed scanning for gamma-ray bursts and exploding stars, but NASA is scrambling to replace the observatory’s role as a rapid-response lookout for other telescopes.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Alexei Gruverman then used scanning probe microscopy to examine the film’s electrical response.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of scan

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Bass said her review would be a top-down evaluation that also scrutinizes the roles of dispatchers, supervisors and others involved in responding to reports of people behaving erratically.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
The team scrutinized their work by comparing a pair of lutetium clocks under conditions informed by strict criteria.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of scrutinize

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