PICK OVER Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

pick over

verb

Definition of pick over

as in to check (out)

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Courts can also review objective legal questions, such as whether the evidence was sufficient — as Clancy’s lawyer is now asking the judge to do.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Other research, reviewed in my own work, has shown that stories from our early oral traditions share similar traits to one another.

— Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of review

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Industrial operators can deploy them to inspect narrow pipelines, ventilation shafts, sewers, and underground mines for structural flaws.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
While social and environmental audits have become table stakes, brands do not usually go to these lengths to inspect their complex supply chains.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of inspect

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The team measured 13 rare earth elements, including cerium, ytterbium and lanthanum, and examined whether exposure was associated with birth outcomes.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
That will require disciplined budgeting, responsible oversight and a School Board willing to examine where every dollar is being spent and prioritize the people working directly with our students.

— Roberto Fernandez III, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of examine

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Given such an unprecedented event, police in Fall River were not prepared to investigate a double homicide, ultimately compromising the crime scene and the early days of the investigation.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Detectives with the Police Department’s major collision investigation unit and crime scene investigators are investigating, according to Smith.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of investigate

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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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