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picked over

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verb

past tense of pick over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked over
Adjective
  • With both Macklin Celebrini and Brent Burns serving penalties, Manson, in a 4-on-4 situation, took a pass from Valeri Nichushkin and blasted a shot past a screened Askarov for his fifth goal of the season.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The Red Wings tied it with 59 seconds left in the period on Seider's shot from near the blue line that eluded a screened Hildeby.
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The machine scanned the skull using bright, nondestructive X-rays, generating over 9,000 high-resolution images and terabytes of data.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
  • At one, visitors design their own mini soccer stadium using Lego-like blocks, which are scanned by a kiosk and transformed into a digital model.
    Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The North's official Korean Central News Agency said Kim, during his visits to the western shipyard of Nampo on Tuesday and Wednesday, also inspected the construction of a third destroyer of the same class as his 5,000-ton warship, the Choe Hyon, first unveiled in April 2025.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
  • That’s why your home must be inspected from the ground up to the roofline.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • South Korea has reportedly reviewed whether to introduce an oil price cap for the first time in 30 years, according to Yonhap News.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And nearly every business, supply chain expert, and economist who examined the data concluded that the costs fell almost entirely on American firms and consumers, not on foreign exporters.
    Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Glassman said the family’s legal team is looking into whether Khimberly was properly examined during her initial hospitalization.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Picked over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked%20over. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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