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Recent Examples of pickers
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
My aunt and uncle, who live in Santa Fe—home to the International Folk Art Market, one of the largest such festivals in the world (the next one is July 9-12)—are devoted flea-market pickers and collectors of antique oddities.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Dry waste is often sent to MRFs, where it is sorted for recycling, frequently with the involvement of informal waste pickers and scrap dealers.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 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
The company also provided gloves, bags and trash pickers for Sunday’s cleanup.
—Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
However, this latest setback has attracted stock pickers who think some names have been unfairly sold off.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
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
My aunt and uncle, who live in Santa Fe—home to the International Folk Art Market, one of the largest such festivals in the world (the next one is July 9-12)—are devoted flea-market pickers and collectors of antique oddities.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Dry waste is often sent to MRFs, where it is sorted for recycling, frequently with the involvement of informal waste pickers and scrap dealers.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 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
The company also provided gloves, bags and trash pickers for Sunday’s cleanup.
—Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
However, this latest setback has attracted stock pickers who think some names have been unfairly sold off.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickers
Noun
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Our editorial board prioritized key local races to help voters make their decisions.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The poll surveyed 1,707 California adults, 986 of them identified as likely voters, from May 14-18.—
John Woolfolk,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Tests can be flaky because of timing issues, non-deterministic UI behavior and race conditions, or brittle due to selectors being tied to CSS classes or DOM elements that constantly change.—
Ethan Pronev,
Forbes.com,
28 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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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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“Pickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickers. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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