pick over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick over
Verb
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.
    Data Skrive, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects the troops during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Immediately after the ball landed, Boone emerged from the dugout and asked crew chief Adrian Johnson to examine the bat.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Mayoral race spotlights local option taxes The City Council authorized a $200,000 contract with the Citizens Research Council of Michigan earlier this year to examine the feasibility of local option taxes.
    Malachi Barrett, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The state Attorney General’s Office on Saturday announced the Department of Justice was investigating the incident.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Traffic homicide detectives are investigating the man’s death.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Customers who buy one of the meals can also scan a code on the box, directing them to the TinyTAN Power Up game.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • With football in Brazil and the VMAs in New York, Taylor Swift radar will be in full effect scanning for news this weekend.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then, there’s the simple reality that this level of effort and the costs associated with it are simply out of reach for most performance campaigns, where every dollar is squeezed and scrutinized.
    Sergii Denysenko, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The firing at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has raised fears about the politicization of bedrock-level economic data that is scrutinized by companies and governments all over the world.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Pick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20over. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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