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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
Vasily Grossman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
The Raptors will part with forward Brandon Ingram, guard Gradey Dick, two future first-round picks, a first-round pick swap and two second-round picks.
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Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
The 13th-generation Intel Core i7 processor is one of our top picks for general-purpose mobile computing, designed from the ground up with power efficiency in mind.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
30 June 2026
That said, Collins and Gilbert narrowed down their picks for travelers to two.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Things such as the years of the picks, any protection on the picks, the slight chance it’s expanded to involve more players and the settling of which team pays how much of the trade bonus in Leonard’s deal have to be finalized.
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Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Other picks include Swift's brother, Austin Swift, and Kelce's teammate, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
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Jo Ling Kent,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Joe Prince-Wright and Nick Mendola go through the entire World Cup Round of 32 fixture list to share their matchup previews, predictions and favorite upset picks.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Miami could free up more money by trying to find a taker for Nikola Jovic’s four-year, $62 million contract, which likely would require the Heat attaching one or multiple draft picks.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
And with all the trades Peterson has pulled off in his tenure at the helm, the Hornets boast a treasure trove of draft picks just over the next five years alone.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
Forward Andrei Kuzmenko picks the Penguins Pittsburgh and 30-year-old Andrei Kuzmenko agreed on a one-year deal on July 1.
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Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Upon Paula’s release, Karl picks her up and is his usual confusing shamble of one part compassion and two parts boundaries.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Subscribe here to our newsletter, In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
30 June 2026
Meanwhile, James floated the idea publicly about ending his career in Cleveland and publicly praised the LA Rams for dealing draft picks to ensure a Super Bowl-contending team.
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Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Here are our interns’ top fireworks picks for the 2026 season.
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Sacbee.com,
28 June 2026
Each time picks five players, with the winner decided by whichever team scores more out of those five attempts.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Noun
All night long there was the ringing clatter of picks and shovels; the Germans were digging trenches in the frozen ground.
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Vasily Grossman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 June 2026
The Raptors will part with forward Brandon Ingram, guard Gradey Dick, two future first-round picks, a first-round pick swap and two second-round picks.
—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
The 13th-generation Intel Core i7 processor is one of our top picks for general-purpose mobile computing, designed from the ground up with power efficiency in mind.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
30 June 2026
That said, Collins and Gilbert narrowed down their picks for travelers to two.
—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Things such as the years of the picks, any protection on the picks, the slight chance it’s expanded to involve more players and the settling of which team pays how much of the trade bonus in Leonard’s deal have to be finalized.
—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
Other picks include Swift's brother, Austin Swift, and Kelce's teammate, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
—
Jo Ling Kent,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Joe Prince-Wright and Nick Mendola go through the entire World Cup Round of 32 fixture list to share their matchup previews, predictions and favorite upset picks.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Miami could free up more money by trying to find a taker for Nikola Jovic’s four-year, $62 million contract, which likely would require the Heat attaching one or multiple draft picks.
—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
Verb
New reads abound for your vacation tote throughout the weeks of July, with fiction picks featuring a Carnival cruise casualty, a highly entertaining jewel heist at the Waldorf-Astoria, and a Soviet-era madcap adventure.
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Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
And with all the trades Peterson has pulled off in his tenure at the helm, the Hornets boast a treasure trove of draft picks just over the next five years alone.
—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
Forward Andrei Kuzmenko picks the Penguins Pittsburgh and 30-year-old Andrei Kuzmenko agreed on a one-year deal on July 1.
—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Upon Paula’s release, Karl picks her up and is his usual confusing shamble of one part compassion and two parts boundaries.
—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Subscribe here to our newsletter, In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers.
—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
30 June 2026
Meanwhile, James floated the idea publicly about ending his career in Cleveland and publicly praised the LA Rams for dealing draft picks to ensure a Super Bowl-contending team.
—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Here are our interns’ top fireworks picks for the 2026 season.
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Sacbee.com,
28 June 2026
Each time picks five players, with the winner decided by whichever team scores more out of those five attempts.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picks
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Some of Microsoft’s bets are paying off.
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Why place bets on a player with eroding bargaining power with its memory suppliers?
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The most productive game of his career came in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, with personal bests of 157 yards and two touchdowns on eight receptions.
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In all, Enhanced said there were 14 personal bests set by 12 athletes, all of them swimmers and weightlifters.
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Starting wings Moses Moody and Jimmy Butler are expected to miss the majority of the season with knee injuries, while Draymond Green, Al Horford and De’Anthony Melton could decline their player options.
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The Heat could also add Conwell to its 15-man roster by using a standard contract, with a few different options to sign him in this scenario.
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Onaje died four days later — having suffered fatal brain hemorrhaging from multiple blows to his skull.
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Officers said that Samartino quickly assessed the situation and immediately began administering back blows to the infant.
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Chet Anderson harvests flowers by hand for Fresh Herb Company.
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To secure modern cryptographic systems against the vulnerabilities of predictable data, Fraunhofer IPMS developed Q-Dic that harvests true randomness from unpredictable quantum vacuum fluctuations.
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These are not spontaneous, however, and there is a detailed process that has gone into determining what tracks are played, who selects them, and how often they will be heard.
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Rather than celebrating grape varieties for their own sake, each Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) selects the varieties best suited to its climate, soils and history.
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This ends up being just one of Aemond’s defining moments, which further provokes war.
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His jealousy provokes an act of betrayal and cruelty.
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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.
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