pick over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick over
Verb
  • This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.
    USA Today staff, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In winter, have pros inspect coils, refrigerant, ducts, wiring, the condenser, and thermostat.
    Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Power restoration can take hours to days because Xcel crews need to inspect each line and repair any damage before electricity can return, according to the utility.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The subversion of traditional fashion narratives prompts viewers to examine class and aesthetics.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Additionally, the series examines the fortunes of privilege and how second, third and fourth chances (and lives) can be brought as long as the right amount of money is on the table.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Fort Worth police are investigating a crash that killed one person on Interstate 30 late Friday.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2026
  • State investigation into shooting is still ‘active’ The report says the Texas Rangers responded to the scene and took the lead as the primary agency investigating the shooting.
    Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • My eyes scanned the faces around me, all of them powdered in ash.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Expedition leader Jason Edmunds was at the front of the group, rifle slung around his shoulder, scanning the landscape for polar and black bears that live in these gorgeous, but harsh, environs.
    Robert Annis, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The review will scrutinize how the city communicated with the public, which has been the subject of some criticism, as well as the investigation itself and the coordination between various law enforcement and public safety agencies.
    Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
  • That means sophisticated players scrutinized the loans and the companies involved and felt comfortable paying nearly full price for the debt, a message that Blue Owl co-President Craig Packer sought to convey in interviews several times this week.
    Hugh Son, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Pick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20over. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

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