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as in to clean house
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff I thought you said you had picked up, so why are these things still lying around the rec room?

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as in to resume
to begin again or return to after an interruption after the protestors were removed from the auditorium, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off

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pickup

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noun

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Recent Examples of pickup
Noun
Shapi Suleymanov picked up a straight red card in the dying minutes of the game. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025 Michael Slattery, a Manitowoc County farmer, spoke to the wife of a man apparently picked up by ICE. Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2025 Just killing time Set some time after the events of the first game, Hades II picks up with the Greek Underworld once again in disarray. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025 Season two of Daredevil: Born Again will pick up after the cliffhanger of season one, in which crime lord Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) violently consolidated power, leading Matt Murdock (Cox) to go underground and begin reaching out to allies to resist Fisk and his anti-vigilante task force. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pickup
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickup
Verb
  • No other team has been able to master it like the Eagles have been able to.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • From day one, new consultants rotate across industries, geographies, and functions, adapting on the fly and mastering unfamiliar businesses.
    Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • The Twins later mounted a challenge against Duran with both Vázquez and Ryan Jeffers collecting ninth-inning hits before the former Twins closer got Trevor Larnach to fly out to end the game.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington could collect $300 billion by the end of the year, more than triple its annual tariff revenue in recent years.
    Reuters, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • Nobody buys an Alfa Romeo to fade into the crowd.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Choose 100% carrot juice when buying commercial juices.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 27 Sep. 2025
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  • With both teams aiming to avoid a 1–3 start, this game presents an opportunity for one to gain momentum and establish a positive direction for the rest of the season.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Lessons will include crafting song lyrics, gaining confidence in artistic expression and pairing songwriters with students in a mentorship program.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • Because of its shallow bowl and medium-length prongs, this hair diffuser dryer is best for shorter hair lengths or fine, curly hair, effectively lifting and setting any curl pattern.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Jules Cabrera scored the lone goal to lift Canton to a 1-0 Hockomock League win over Oliver Ames.
    Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The journalists were among 15 people arrested during the July 17 demonstration held in support of Imam Ayman Soliman, an Egyptian immigrant and former Cincinnati Children's chaplain who was detained by ICE several days before.
    Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The cops showed up and arrested him for God knows what, but Lee definitely didn’t serve four days and one morning for protesting apartheid or being gay in Victorian England.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Our typical Sports Briefing will resume on Monday.
    Christian Romo, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Red Sox manager Alex Cora provided an intriguing update on Mayer’s recovery, saying the 22-year-old shortstop is feeling great and has resumed baseball activities.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Consider color-blocking or subtle contrast trim if your heart is set on a mix of colors.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
  • For Zone 2, which is the area beyond Zone 1 up to 100 feet from a building, property owners are required to keep grass trimmed, space out shrubs and trees, and keep a 10-foot buffer around wood piles.
    Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Pickup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickup. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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