pick over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick over
Verb
  • Gathering Communist Party elites will review China’s upcoming five-year plan, an economic blueprint whose direction is strictly dictated by top leadership in the authoritarian state.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The agency prepared the report as part of an effort to review all major railroads to address safety concerns after a 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Customs and Border Protection officers discovered the artifacts while inspecting parcels enroute from overseas shippers to private collectors, including a person in Edgewater, Maryland.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Have your heating unit inspected annually.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The roundabout is the appropriate solution to address traffic concerns, said Rob Hananouchi, a traffic engineer who completed a report examining patterns for the project.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The closing panel of the industry program looked at the question in depth, examining the hidden contradictions and complexities of publishing rights and buy-outs in screen music.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • House Republicans had promised to use their majority to investigate Hunter's businesses, which cast a shadow on President Biden's reelection campaign.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This can enable them to scan packages, follow turn-by-turn walking directions and capture proof of delivery all without needing to use a smartphone.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The glasses will allow drivers to scan packages, following detailed walking directions, and document proof-of-delivery without their phones.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Part of what should be scrutinized on an ongoing basis could be the way that data is exploited by the platforms, as well as the product design of their technologies.
    John Wihbey, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Both candidates were scrutinized when Sherrill’s military records were released in full to a Ciattarelli ally, including her Social Security number.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Pick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20over. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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