as in remainder
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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
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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickings
odds and ends
Plural Noun
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Others are more like kitchen drawers overflowing with odds and ends: candle stubs, matchbooks, lids to missing jars, takeout menus from restaurants that shut down during Covid.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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And lastly, the final adornments: odds and ends to add bling to your clothing.—
Daisy Shaw-Ellis,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Pickings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickings. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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