pick over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick over
Verb
  • Administrations must review course materials, curricula, syllabi and other instructional documents to ensure compliance and make adjustments as needed.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Norris said the district is cooperating with authorities and reviewing the situation.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Police and army inspect damage to a house destroyed by debris from a shot down Russian drone in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland, on September 10, 2025.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Customs officials inspecting an overseas shipment arriving in Oklahoma discovered an ancient artifact initially thought to be a weapon, federal officials say.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some institutions, such as Boston Children's Hospital, will look to identify environmental exposures that may lead to autism while others, such as Drexel University, will examine the of diet and its interactions with other exposures in the development of autism.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The oral health category underwent a total refresh in the last few years, as brands and consumers have turned their focus from aesthetics and appearance to examining the impact of the mouth on overall health.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At least eight Salvadoran officials who had been investigating MS-13 and corruption, including some who had worked with Vulcan agents, fled the country after threats, harassment, and searches of their homes and offices.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Officials shut down a stretch of South Mission Road to investigate.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There are many phone apps that shoppers can use in the grocery store to scan product barcodes and gauge how healthy food items are, like Yuka, Bobby Approved and Fooducate.
    Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In seconds, anyone in the room can join the fun simply by scanning a QR code.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Amid the 2023 writers’ and actors’ strikes, the DGA was heavily scrutinized by industry workers and some commentators for not launching a work stoppage but later gaining at least one major contractual perk obtained by those who did.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
  • To stop Google from mandating the new rules, F-Droid is urging governments to scrutinize the company and calling on users to press regulators to step in.
    Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Pick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20over. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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