PICKED OVER Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

picked over 1 of 2

adjective

as in winnowed (out)

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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

The following restaurants in Pulaski County have been inspected by the Arkansas Department of Health over the past week.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2026
The department had initially intercepted and inspected the shipment at the port based on a tip received by its counterfeit and piracy enforcement team, the department said in the release.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of inspected

Verb

Most residual errors identified in recent evaluations fall into mild-to-moderate severity when the note gets properly reviewed.

— Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Wyndham Rewards® Debit Card Learn More Information about the Wyndham Rewards® Debit Card has been collected independently by Select and has not been reviewed or provided by the issuer of the card prior to publication.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of reviewed

Verb

Engineers who separately examined the building’s exterior supposedly found widespread corrosion in structural components of the soffit panels along the underside of an overhang that wraps around the center.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Webb has detailed how the Broncos have examined the layering of routes to ensure progressions best fit how Nix reads the field.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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