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Recent Examples of picker
To support themselves in the off-season, many chile pickers tend the ruminants, selling them for meat and selling their milk and manure.
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Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
In exchange for this life-threatening work, most waste pickers earn only a few dollars a day — far below minimum wage.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Wang said it could be held by hand, allowing grape pickers to instantly check ripeness before harvesting across the wine industry.
—Maureen MacKey , Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Since picnickers, hikers, swimmers, and berry pickers are in the woods then and children are at play, summer is when most snake-bites occur.
—Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
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Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
In exchange for this life-threatening work, most waste pickers earn only a few dollars a day — far below minimum wage.
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Wang said it could be held by hand, allowing grape pickers to instantly check ripeness before harvesting across the wine industry.
—Maureen MacKey , Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Since picnickers, hikers, swimmers, and berry pickers are in the woods then and children are at play, summer is when most snake-bites occur.
—Dr. C. E. Kuschel, Outdoor Life, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picker
Noun
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Marcus North looks set to become the first Australian to help pick the England men’s Test team after emerging as firm favourite to become the new national selector.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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National selectors often look to major league teams for star players.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Over days, referees compared petition signatures against photocopies — generally years-old signatures from when voters first registered.—
Adam Davis,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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If the City Council places an amendment on the ballot, the charter would not change unless Folsom voters approve the measure.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.—
Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Picker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picker. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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