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Recent Examples of pickers
In exchange for this life-threatening work, most waste pickers earn only a few dollars a day — far below minimum wage.
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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
The supply chain involves numerous players from farmers to pickers, brokers, transporters, exporters and market traders all moving the leaves daily, making the plant one of Kenya’s more significant horticultural products.
—Joseph Maina, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Student groups expressed outrage because, at the time, a nationwide Taco Bell boycott was underway to pressure the restaurant to improve the wages and working conditions of its tomato pickers.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2026
Two years later, the UFW was able to secure contracts for more than 10,000 grape pickers.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Cutting a dash through the gaggle of bargain hunters, professional pickers, and the just-plain-curious, Carlotta Champagne and Haley Warr make a beeline for the sign-in sheet and slap our names down.
—Zoey Goto, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
The fruit is harvested using pickers, basket-like cages with clawed tips to catch the fruit, on extendable poles.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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
The supply chain involves numerous players from farmers to pickers, brokers, transporters, exporters and market traders all moving the leaves daily, making the plant one of Kenya’s more significant horticultural products.
—Joseph Maina, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Student groups expressed outrage because, at the time, a nationwide Taco Bell boycott was underway to pressure the restaurant to improve the wages and working conditions of its tomato pickers.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2026
Two years later, the UFW was able to secure contracts for more than 10,000 grape pickers.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Cutting a dash through the gaggle of bargain hunters, professional pickers, and the just-plain-curious, Carlotta Champagne and Haley Warr make a beeline for the sign-in sheet and slap our names down.
—Zoey Goto, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
The fruit is harvested using pickers, basket-like cages with clawed tips to catch the fruit, on extendable poles.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickers
Noun
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Trump made significant gains among Latinos in the 2024 election compared to 2020, winning 46% of Latino voters compared to 32% in 2020.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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With the large number of undecided voters, Yaroslavky believes that the race is still in the air.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Our sleeper selectors include Eno Sarris, Andy Behrens, Owen Poindexter, Michael Salfino, John Laghezza, Chris Welsh, Al Melchior and Dalton Del Don.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Music selection is handled by Luca Fiore and Giorgio Miccoli, with top selectors playing on a custom hi-fi system nightly.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 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 23 Apr. 2026.
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