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adjective

ˈpikt How to pronounce picked (audio)
Definition of pickednext
as in selected
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking a picked group of people for the project

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picked

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verb

past tense of pick
1
as in harvested
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner

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2
as in chose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities I pick you as my partner

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3
as in provoked
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being he seems to be trying to pick a fight

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as in nibbled
to eat reluctantly and in small bites still suffering from the shock of his wife's death, he could do no more than pick halfheartedly at his food

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as in stabbed
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp

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Recent Examples of picked
Verb
Paul picked three wickets in the 19th over to wrap up the innings. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The effect was clear in Nevada’s 2024 Senate race, which Democrats narrowly won as nearly 5 percent of voters picked a candidate outside the two major parties. — semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026 In 2024, Saks canceled the show to cut costs, but the event was picked back up last year. — David Moin, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Henderson picked it up and sailed a throw to first, allowing the tying run to score. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 In Alaska, even though voters have almost always picked the Republican presidential nominee, their streak of independence has allowed independents and Democratic nominees to win statewide races. — Maham Javaid, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026 Heintz fell out of her vehicle, and police said Royce Moser picked her up, put her in the hatch of her Jeep Cherokee and drove her to his mom's house in Beallsville. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The book did well, and universities picked it up for reading lists. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 And while only 26% of family offices said real estate was likely to reward shareholders over the next 12 months, nearly twice as many (51%) picked it as a rewarding investment in the two- to five-year horizon. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked
  1. selected
  2. harvested
  3. took
  4. provoked
  5. nibbled
  6. stabbed
  7. select
  8. gathered
Adjective
  • The Pope Leo Village Homes initiative is underway in Bronzeville with five of the seven area homes under construction and two with selected homeowners.
    — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Some cool features include a kill switch that automatically disconnects you from the internet if the VPN connection fails, as well as split tunneling that allows selected apps to use the VPN connection while others transmit data in clear text.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
Definition of selected
Verb
  • Colossal researchers first harvested cells from a living gray wolf and made 20 edits to 14 genes, coding for the dire wolf’s white coat, larger size, more powerful jaws, cold weather metabolism, and more.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In 2017, six Irish sweet chestnut trees (Castanea sativa) were harvested from Cappoquin Estate in the southern part of Ireland.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of harvested
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  • The casing is consistent with the same caliber of weapon that Jones had in his possession when police took him into custody, a Fort Worth Police Department homicide unit detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
  • This latest group of founders stands on the shoulders of giants from the noughties like Spotify, Klarna, and Skype, who themselves took inspiration from the postwar design empires of IKEA, H&M and Tetra Pak (modernizer of the milk carton).
    — Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of took
Verb
  • Even in a country with one of the highest murder rates in the world, the scale of the killings in such a short space of time has provoked shock.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Ayer came on board the film after reading Cameron Alexander’s script, which provoked such a strong emotional response that the director couldn’t resist taking the material on.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of provoked
Verb
  • Kikuko, her appetite sluggish, nibbled the bread bit by bit from the edges, all the while furtively watching her father.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Threatened by the lack of water and nibbled by starving livestock, the trees that once formed a dense forest in the Somali region of Ethiopia are in danger, locals say.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of nibbled
Verb
  • According to testimony, Pham and Salerno moved Collins into the bathroom after Lavery hit her, but Lavery followed and stabbed her over and over, leaving blood on the tiles, walls and shower curtain — which had images of knives on it.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Labour legislator Jo Cox was shot and stabbed in 2016 by a far-right extremist, and Conservative David Amess was stabbed in 2021 by an attacker inspired by the Islamic State group.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • Here's the full Premier League schedule for this weekend, and how to watch select matches, for free.
    — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The film will debut in select theaters on November 6 before dropping on Apple TV on November 13.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of select
Verb
  • Most of the furniture comes from the owner’s personal collection, gathered over the course of a lifetime from visits to flea markets all over Europe.
    — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Dabrowski’s favorite moment came outside the livestream of the Telfar event from New York, where young Parisians gathered in a spirit of community, dressing with individuality rather than for the cameras.
    — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Picked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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