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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.
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Angus Finney, Variety, 1 Nov. 2022
Gardens and parks are easy pickings for rats: verdant spaces with fencing that’s easy to squeeze through or nonexistent.
—Joe Fox, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 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
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Angus Finney, Variety, 1 Nov. 2022
Gardens and parks are easy pickings for rats: verdant spaces with fencing that’s easy to squeeze through or nonexistent.
—Joe Fox, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickings
odds and ends
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From trendy bean salads to chickpeas cooked piccata-style, here are all the ways our editors make a satisfying bean recipe out of a humble can and a few other odds and ends.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
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Consider this your chance to clear out these odds and ends and start fresh in your new home.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Pickings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickings. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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