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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
  • The latter offers faster processing for pre-screened travelers, according to Customs and Border Protection.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Early Sunday morning, near the Place de la République, a part-time crossing guard named Joëlle, 71, scanned the wreckage along the Boulevard Voltaire from a bench, holding her shaggy shepherd mix, Pollux, on a leash.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Yet before the crows could be digitally designed, they were sculpted, and the character department built different parts of the crow — feathers, beaks, eyes and feet — to be scanned.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Organizations need to understand where TLS is negotiated, terminated, inspected and reestablished.
    — Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Management may have inspected an area without finding the condition later described by a resident.
    — Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • To report this story, the AJC reviewed business documents, court records, campaign finance reports and other public records related to Keisha Lance Bottoms and Alvin Kendall.
    — Thad Moore, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Skip to main content The best hotels in Maui, as reviewed by our editors and contributors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The model examined the website, found a vulnerable script and used it to complete the calculation.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The report examined two scenarios involving a relatively smooth transition.
    — Sheena Rossiter, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
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“Picked over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked%20over. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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