PICKED OVER Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

picked over 1 of 2

adjective

as in winnowed (out)

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2 of 2

verb

past tense of pick over

as in checked (out)

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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

Definition of screened

Verb

Only one, when scanned by the animal control officers, had a microchip.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Voters in Westchester County, New York, reported experiencing problems getting their paper ballots scanned at polling sites.

— Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of scanned

Verb

The Fire Department inspected 48 homes, 38 of which were yellow-tagged and 10 were green-tagged, Division Chief Kyle Kramer said.

— Claire Wang, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
The facility was reportedly inspected by local police as part of an investigative operation.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of inspected

Verb

Reporters also reviewed dozens of private Facebook group posts, WhatsApp messages, and other communications among women seeking MRT, as well as business filings, clinic licenses, and client contracts.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
Behind the scenes, Muse uses a collection of digital notes and instructions to guide its personality, actions and memory, all of which can be reviewed, edited and deleted.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of reviewed

Verb

The little prior research on any sort of relationship between voting in the United States and living longer largely examined how health status might predict later voting behaviors, Handy said.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
After more than two decades in space, the observatory examined over 2,000 GRBs and more than 1,400 supernovae.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2026

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