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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
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The mercury telluride colloidal quantum dots the Chinese team picked for their device behave differently. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 To help those contemplating a foreign move get started, Forbes has picked 96 attractive retirement locales across 24 different countries on five continents. — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 After being picked by FIFA for the role, McCullough reached out to Bill Busch, the owner of NKC Dental, to help with oral issues. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Surveillance footage showed Tate leaving the scene with the help of his mother, who picked him up after the shooting and provided him with a change of clothing, police said. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 Lettuce is especially perishable and requires energy for cooling from the time it’s picked to the time it’s sold, Canales said. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 30 July 2026 Dominik Szoboszlai, who has looked fit and sharp, picked him out and as defenders backtracked, Ngumoha was positive and direct. — James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Smith was on the 11-member search committee that picked the finalist candidates and weeded Epstein out of the list of top 20 candidates. — Austin Horn july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Those attending the week-long conference picked Georgia to win the SEC this season. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked
  1. selected
  2. harvested
  3. took
  4. provoked
  5. nibbled
  6. stabbed
  7. select
  8. gathered
Adjective
  • 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
  • These pre-selected fighter pilots and their families moved into their apartments during the summer of 1960 after residing at the Frunze Central Airfield in Moscow.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of selected
Verb
  • Those not worth fixing are harvested for parts and then recycled.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, there’s more to be explored behind the bar as the resort also crafts its own gin, Gin del Drago, produced from Italian juniper harvested directly from the surrounding forest.
    — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of harvested
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  • According to historians, people in the ancient world argued over where Odysseus’ journeys took him and whether his wife, Penelope, was faithful.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Gunther took the decision in a match built to protect both men, which is the outcome WWE needed if Aldis is going back behind the desk with his in-ring credibility intact.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of took
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  • But this latest barrage is both broader and more intense, largely because Ukraine’s recent successes, particularly inside Russia, have provoked Putin to try to reclaim battlefield momentum.
    — Ian Bremmer, Time, 31 July 2026
  • That bitter end came in extra time at the 2006 World Cup final, when Zidane, who had already said the game would be his last as a player at age 34, was provoked into headbutting opponent Marco Materazzi and got sent off.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of provoked
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  • 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
  • For years, not having enough money nibbled at my aunt’s health.
    — Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of nibbled
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  • There was the guy Daemon stabbed through the ear, and then the smelly killers Gwayne sniffed out, and now Ser Adrian, who took a knife to the throat within seconds of seeing Aemond.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors argued the evidence supported a murder conviction, with Deputy Prosecutor Scott Bell telling jurors Ramsey stabbed Holder 38 times and the infant 17 times inside their Ewa Beach apartment, according to the Star-Advertiser.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • Takaichi said last Thursday that Japan would cut the tax on food to 1% from 8% for two years from April 2027, and offer cash payments to offset the impact of that 1% on select groups.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The aircraft interior is customizable, with clients able to personalize the seating layout and select finishes and materials.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of select
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  • The intervention on Thursday and Friday came as the Bank of Japan board gathered to set monetary policy.
    — Mia Glass, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • As the official automotive sponsor of Stateside, Scout anchored its own corner of Stateside — starting with the Scout Stage — where a steady stream of emerging artists kept festival-goers gathered throughout the day.
    — Lori Majewski, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2026
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