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

Mecklenburg County sanitation scores The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 1,672 restaurants were inspected over the course of the three months.

— Eva Flowe July 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Those medications can be used for other reasons too, however, and no diagnoses were recorded in the records that were inspected by the FDA.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of inspected

Verb

William Megginson and Jeffry Netter reviewed a large body of evidence in 2001 and concluded that privatized firms generally became more profitable and financially healthier.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The deal must be reviewed by Congress, which has 90 days to consider it.

— Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 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

Definition of examined

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