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
  • That living room draws you in to sit close to the window and inspect the landscape from that location.
    Sid Evans, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The blind pigeon, named Kevin, accidentally got into the truck bed of a customer whose pickup had been inspected at the business earlier in the day.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 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
  • Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the fatal dog attack and a report is being prepared for the coroner.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Federal safety regulators are investigating nearly 300,000 Chrysler minivans over reports of steering malfunctions that officials said could lead to a crash.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 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
  • Paramount Global named former Hudson Institute CEO Kenneth Weinstein to serve as ombudsman of CBS News, assigning someone who led a conservative think tank and largely worked outside the traditional world of journalism to monitor the news unit’s reporting and scrutinize it against claims of bias.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • For example, while chatbots can be excellent for providing preliminary insights, final decisions should be carefully scrutinized by professionals.
    Chidambaram Bhat, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Pick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20over. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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