pickings

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Recent Examples of pickings Talent is being signed up at such speed and scale that slim pickings remain for indie producers to put their best packages forward, let along bring equity partners along for the ride. Angus Finney, Variety, 1 Nov. 2022 There are free agents still out there, but the pickings are slim at this point. Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2022 The Japanese restaurant is a welcome addition to the area, as Bellaire and Meyerland have long had slim pickings in the dining department. Megha McSwain, Chron, 2 Sep. 2022 Trees stressed by extreme weather become easy pickings for marauding insects and fungi. Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for pickings
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Plural Noun
  • And lastly, the final adornments: odds and ends to add bling to your clothing.
    Daisy Shaw-Ellis, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
  • As a bonus, when the candle has lost its flicker, the glass jar can live on as a glamorous holder for pens, makeup brushes, cotton swabs, and all sorts of other odds and ends.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Pickings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickings. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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