as in tidy
being clean and in good order
if your room is all picked up, you can go to the party
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as in mastered
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
he has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks
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as in assembled
to bring together in one body or place
pick up all of your things because we have to be off this beach before dark
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as in bought
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
could you pick up some milk at the store?
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as in gained
to gradually increase in
the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat
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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa
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as in arrested
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food
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as in cleaned house
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff
I thought you said you had picked up, so why are these things still lying around the rec room?
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as in resumed
to begin again or return to after an interruption
after the protestors were removed from the auditorium, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off
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as in trimmed
to make neat
the boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while
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Recent Examples of picked up
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
It was picked up to series in November 2025.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 June 2026
In this game, the hitters picked up starter Jack Kochanowicz, who was charged with three runs in the fifth inning and five in the game.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Styles’ shoes picked up his white leather belt, which cinched powder blue voluminous pleated trousers.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Past observations by Hubble and other observatories have picked up outflows of gas from NGC 1266, lending further support to this theory of why so few new stars are being born there.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Every starting hitter picked up at least one hit, with Woita, Jordan, and Durnin also picking up multi-hit performances.
—Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
As a long outside corner that has long admired Patrick Surtain II, a former student of Parker’s with the Denver Broncos, Moore has already picked up on some wisdom from his new coach.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
The left-wing Green party also gained 441 local council seats and the centrist Liberal Democrats picked up 155, according to the national broadcaster the BBC.
—Isa Soares, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Verb
The Falcons already picked up Robinson’s fifth-year option for the 2027 season.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
It was picked up to series in November 2025.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 June 2026
In this game, the hitters picked up starter Jack Kochanowicz, who was charged with three runs in the fifth inning and five in the game.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Styles’ shoes picked up his white leather belt, which cinched powder blue voluminous pleated trousers.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Past observations by Hubble and other observatories have picked up outflows of gas from NGC 1266, lending further support to this theory of why so few new stars are being born there.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Every starting hitter picked up at least one hit, with Woita, Jordan, and Durnin also picking up multi-hit performances.
—Jace Denison, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
As a long outside corner that has long admired Patrick Surtain II, a former student of Parker’s with the Denver Broncos, Moore has already picked up on some wisdom from his new coach.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
The left-wing Green party also gained 441 local council seats and the centrist Liberal Democrats picked up 155, according to the national broadcaster the BBC.
—Isa Soares, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked up
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Get into a routine of deadheading fading flowers regularly to keep the garden tidy and encourage more blooms from flowers like dahlias, marigolds, coneflowers, and roses.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
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The garden is a tidy collection of rectangular plots tended by co-team leads Elaine Davis and Jessica Asimus and three Colorado master gardeners.—
Special to The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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End-of-grade assessments are meant to measure if students have mastered the grade-appropriate content laid out in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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Rather than hiring dozens of new staffers to helm these properties, the media companies are trying to find areas of expertise already mastered by current employees.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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Nothing is mysterious about these history-making Knicks, other than the executive who assembled them.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Some are composites assembled from multiple dinosaurs or replica bones to create the illusion of a more complete skeleton.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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Nvidia also gained more than 2% early Monday after the chipmaker unveiled powerful new chips to bring AI functions into laptops and desktop computers, including those made by Microsoft and Dell set to roll out later this year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Its Claude chatbot has become a popular alternative in the increasingly competitive generative AI market, while Claude Code has gained traction among software developers and enterprise customers looking to automate coding tasks and improve productivity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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With one out in the fourth inning, Trea Turner lifted a fly ball into the gap between Tucker and center fielder Andy Pages.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Ureña threw a 1-and-0 sinker over the middle and Diaz lifted it to the opposite field, just over the right field fence.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Oppenheimer, 35 of Cambridge, was arrested in July 2024 and pleaded guilty in January to one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and two counts of wire fraud.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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At least 45 people were arrested in Paris on Saturday after celebrations over Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League victory descended into chaos, with fires set, businesses vandalized and crowds clashing with police.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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At least seven were filed against GKN in state court by Tuesday afternoon, after normal courthouse operations resumed following the Memorial Day break.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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New Zealand resumed the day on 361-5 after tons by Rachin Ravindra and Tom Blundell rescued the Black Caps from 86-4.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Ferragamo interior design-darling Michele Bonan has gone for an fresh yet elegant mod-nautical look for the rooms; blue and white striped carpeting, cream headboards, curtains, and bedspreads trimmed in snappy navy, jazzy blue, and white checked chair coverings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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While Pembroke trimmed it to a one-goal game at 5-4 off a shot by Murphy to open the final frame, that was as close as the Titans got.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
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