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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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Craft supplies, holiday decor, photos, or other similar odds and ends do not belong in the laundry room, either.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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The company still retains rights to some early-round March Madness and College Football Playoff games, among other odds and ends, WBD’s much-loved Inside the NBA show will now be produced by Warner Bros. but run on ESPN each week.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Pickings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickings. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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