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as in bets
a person or thing that is chosen
that team is my pick to win the Super Bowl
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the pick of the contestants will go on to the next competition
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as in options
the power, right, or opportunity to choose
you have first pick of your office mates for the softball team
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as in blows
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
in the days when corporal punishment was permissible, it was not uncommon for an inattentive student to get a sharp pick in the head with a blackboard pointer
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as in harvests
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner
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as in selects
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
I pick you as my partner
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as in provokes
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
he seems to be trying to pick a fight
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as in stabs
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp
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Recent Examples of picks
Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Below, shop my top 10 picks from iconic brands like Diptyque, Byredo, and more, starting at $24.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
Here are my picks for the most family-friendly beaches in Florida.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
Read on for my list of fashion do’s and don’ts—and what to shop instead, with picks starting at just $6.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Grab some snacks and a warm blanket, and jump into Entertainment Weekly’s picks for the best miniseries streaming on Hulu.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Thomas Drance Vegas Golden Knights Middle-six forward The Golden Knights already addressed the blue line by trading first- and second-round picks to Calgary for Rasmus Andersson, so any further additions would likely be up front.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
For perspective, the Orlando Magic traded four unprotected first-round picks to acquire Desmond Bane from the Memphis Grizzlies this past offseason.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
The three-team deal included the Chicago Bulls, who received veteran Dario Saric and future second-round draft picks from Sacramento and Cleveland.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 1 Feb. 2026
These picks from Amazon, Free People, and Revolve can turn any outfit into a true look.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
Yes, such a delay would allow the Heat to open up more draft capital than the two first-round picks the Heat currently are allowed to deal.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Dozens of new draft picks become tradeable.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Kartier later picks the puppy up by the nape of his neck and carries him out of the room.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Keep scrolling to score more of my top Nordstrom picks under $50, including a red light face wand and a snuggly sweater.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
The robot picks unsorted bearing rings and places them onto a buffer table.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
Keep reading to check out all of our favorite picks starting at just $30.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Below, shop my top 10 picks from iconic brands like Diptyque, Byredo, and more, starting at $24.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
Here are my picks for the most family-friendly beaches in Florida.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
Read on for my list of fashion do’s and don’ts—and what to shop instead, with picks starting at just $6.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Grab some snacks and a warm blanket, and jump into Entertainment Weekly’s picks for the best miniseries streaming on Hulu.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Thomas Drance Vegas Golden Knights Middle-six forward The Golden Knights already addressed the blue line by trading first- and second-round picks to Calgary for Rasmus Andersson, so any further additions would likely be up front.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
For perspective, the Orlando Magic traded four unprotected first-round picks to acquire Desmond Bane from the Memphis Grizzlies this past offseason.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
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Nnaji and picks for Jones might sound pretty nice to Denver fans, but basketball reasons aside, why would the Magic agree to that when its goal would also be to decrease payroll?
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
The three-team deal included the Chicago Bulls, who received veteran Dario Saric and future second-round draft picks from Sacramento and Cleveland.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 1 Feb. 2026
These picks from Amazon, Free People, and Revolve can turn any outfit into a true look.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
Yes, such a delay would allow the Heat to open up more draft capital than the two first-round picks the Heat currently are allowed to deal.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Dozens of new draft picks become tradeable.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Kartier later picks the puppy up by the nape of his neck and carries him out of the room.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Keep scrolling to score more of my top Nordstrom picks under $50, including a red light face wand and a snuggly sweater.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
The robot picks unsorted bearing rings and places them onto a buffer table.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picks
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The firm had been the inspiration that led him to a career in venture capital, and John Doerr, the legendary Kleiner rainmaker who made early bets on Google, Amazon, and Netscape, had been his role model.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Sportsbooks set odds and accept bets on games and players and are often tied to casinos, operating both online and in physical locations.—
Sofia Chierchio,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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There were old ladies’ sequin dresses and their Sunday best.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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Two editors selected it as the overall best.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
17 Jan. 2026
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That’s it; those options represent the full suite of possibilities that are consistent with dark matter.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Flexible hours or remote work options might be worth more than a modest salary increase.—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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My father had said to me, My heart hurt more than my body—the flesh can take blows, the heart suffers them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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However, that good news comes after Johnson suffered political blows from an obstinate City Council opposition over the recent budget, on top of other losses for his progressive agenda.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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Sage Geosystems harvests heat from underground water reservoirs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Jan. 2026
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Passive atmospheric water generator MIT engineers invented a revolutionary passive device that harvests clean drinking water from desert air without electricity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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Rick Warner, the director of film studies at the University of North Carolina, deliberately selects films with slow pacing and subtle details, such as Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, a three-hour movie that mostly follows a woman doing chores in her apartment.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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The program selects 100 students who are entering their junior year of college.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fogel is always looking for the visual angle that provokes an emotional response.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2026
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This ends up being just one of Aemond’s defining moments, which further provokes war.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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Keeping gladiolus and other bulbs in bulb cages or a DIY cage made of chicken wire can add extra rodent protection and make sure nothing nibbles on your plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
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