PICKED OVER Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in winnowed (out)

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verb

past tense of pick over

as in checked (out)

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Adjective

Pavel Mintyukov then sent the puck to Mikael Granlund, who backhanded a pass to Carlson for a one-timer that got past a screened Askarov for a 2-0 Ducks lead.

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
After establishing position at the net front, Guentzel tipped a shot from the top of the zone by Charle-Edouard D’Astous over the glove of the screened Lankinen.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of screened

Verb

Anthropic also purchased millions of print copies in bulk, stripped the books’ bindings and made scanned digital copies that were used to train Claude.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
The Addiction Hiding Behind ‘Getting Even’ Neuroscientists have scanned the brains of people who experience a grievance and then have a chance at payback.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of scanned

Verb

Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants that Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) inspected for July 12th - July 25th, 2026.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2026
Workers welded and inspected every pipe joint to guarantee a pressure-tight boundary.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

Definition of inspected

Verb

This category reviewed a state’s air and water quality and pollution.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 29, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Executives told investors during a May earnings call that completing the projects and restarting operations would require up to $260 million, raised through new borrowing, according to a transcript reviewed by Semafor.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of reviewed

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That’s according to an analysis released by the Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), a progressive advocacy group, which examined Federal Election Commission data through March 1.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 27 July 2026
The effectiveness of conducting screening interviews via AI rather than a person is still being examined and preparing for these requires learning a new skill.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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