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Recent Examples of picker
For all the talk of circularity, waste workers—the plastic pickers in Brazil, secondhand retailers in Ghana, textile sorters in India, to name a few—were largely overlooked.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
There would be the pickers going through drawers looking for a good deal, and the antique-loving Southerners hoping to find a set of Chantilly silver to complete their 12-person table.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
There is an enchanting atmosphere given by the feeling of the end of summer and the hard work of the grape pickers.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
Strawberries also highlights the various challenges that foreign fruit pickers have encountered in real-life trials, from language barriers and religious and cultural differences to the fear of being stigmatized back home.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
There would be the pickers going through drawers looking for a good deal, and the antique-loving Southerners hoping to find a set of Chantilly silver to complete their 12-person table.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
There is an enchanting atmosphere given by the feeling of the end of summer and the hard work of the grape pickers.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
Strawberries also highlights the various challenges that foreign fruit pickers have encountered in real-life trials, from language barriers and religious and cultural differences to the fear of being stigmatized back home.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picker
Noun
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Hall of Fame selectors should give none of that more than passing consideration.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The small gear selector feels disappointingly flimsy considering the otherwise upmarket presentation.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Big problems that don’t get fixed quickly enough or at all, and Pratt represents the angry voter who wants to know why City Hall can’t do better and where all the money went.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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That’s why close races can shift long after the last voter leaves a polling place.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
4 June 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 9 Jun. 2026.
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