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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked over
Adjective
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With both Macklin Celebrini and Brent Burns serving penalties, Manson, in a 4-on-4 situation, took a pass from Valeri Nichushkin and blasted a shot past a screened Askarov for his fifth goal of the season.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026 -
The Red Wings tied it with 59 seconds left in the period on Seider's shot from near the blue line that eluded a screened Hildeby.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Surveillance video and transaction data documented 392 items that were not scanned, with 369 confirmed on CCTV footage.—
Skyler Shepard,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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In many states, customers’ driver’s licenses are scanned and stored upon entry.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The bill would increase how often detention facilities can be inspected and expand rules around the conditions for detainees, among other new requirements and restrictions.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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Ductwork and heating, ventilation and air conditioning have all been inspected and approved.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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In a revealing study, The Athletic reviewed all 160 NFL head-coaching hires made between 2000 and 2022, using measures like length of tenure and team record to evaluate success.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And, contrary to the expectations of people who like to sleep cool, warmer was generally better at least over the range of temperatures examined in this study (67 to 74 degrees), which were not warm enough to produce Evenepoel’s overheating problem.—
Richard A. Lovett,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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The actor was taken to the hospital and examined, but not admitted.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Picked over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked%20over. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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