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- a picked group of people for the project
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- pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner
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- I pick you as my partner
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- he seems to be trying to pick a fight
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- bridled,
- checked,
- constrained,
- curbed,
- discouraged,
- held,
- inhibited,
- regulated,
- reined (in),
- restrained,
- tamed
- allayed,
- calmed,
- quieted,
- settled,
- soothed,
- stilled,
- subdued,
- tranquilized
- (also tranquillized)
- 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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- continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp
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“Picked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of picked was in the 14th century
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