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

Instead, a camera from Clear, the facial recognition company, scanned my face and the gate opened.

— Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
The researchers scanned the brains of eight dogs — six border collies, a labrador and a golden retriever — while showing them images of strangers with either a happy or a neutral expression.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of scanned

Verb

Jesús Méndez, his supervisor, inspected the boxes before they were loaded onto a truck with the tracking details.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
As a general industry guideline, tires should be inspected carefully after five years in service for hardening, cracks, cuts and flat spots.

— John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspected

Verb

The spending is heavily dominated by staff travel, transportation and lodging, which make up the vast majority of the top expenditures, per P-card data reviewed by the Herald after a public records request.

— Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
She was later charged with seven counts, including driving under the influence of multiple substances, DUI drugs, DUI alcohol-less safe and improper stopping on a roadway, according to court records reviewed by USA TODAY.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of reviewed

Verb

The researchers also examined fatal crashes, looking at drivers’ ages, alcohol involvement, the number of people in the car and the model year of cars, as newer cars may have more safety features that prevent distraction.

— Diana Anos, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The children, who went barefoot and shirtless, tried on Gajdusek’s shoes and socks and examined the texture of his skin.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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