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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
Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2026
So Holland decided draft picks for next season and the season after were more valuable than immediate help this season.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Speaking of celebrity picks, the Harlee Shoulder Bag was named among Oprah’s Favorite Things of 2025.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 8 Mar. 2026
The Kings acquired Panarin, 34, from the Rangers for prospect forward Liam Greentree, and conditional draft picks in 2026 (third round) and 2028 (fourth round).
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
For more bedding essentials from Beckham Hotel Collection, check out our favorite picks below.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Gang Green added two additional first-round picks after trading Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams at the trade deadline last November.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Ravens reportedly trading for star pass rusher Maxx Crosby, sending Raiders 2 first-round picks.
—Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Micah Parsons was traded from the Dallas to Green Bay Packers last year for two first-round picks and three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark.
—Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Nasteho Said, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Shop our favorite statement picks and goes-with-everything bags to complete every outfit.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
At that time, Payton traded a slew of Day 3 draft picks to move up and pick him.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
Both players are big-play threats and former Day 2 picks with one 1,000-yard season at the time of signing.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Shop my top picks for midi dresses, floral dresses, beach dresses, plus-size dresses, and more, starting at just $32.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
And for anybody who still thinks the top quarterback picks in a draft are sure things, just remember that the first pick in Mariota’s draft was Jameis Winston.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
But Miami’s late lottery picks - Herro and Adebayo - made the decisive plays late.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Typically when preparing for a role, Apostolides, as a guitarist, picks a song that encapsulates a character's essence.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
Keep scrolling for our favorite picks in bedding, furniture, rugs, decor, and outdoor.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2026
So Holland decided draft picks for next season and the season after were more valuable than immediate help this season.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Speaking of celebrity picks, the Harlee Shoulder Bag was named among Oprah’s Favorite Things of 2025.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 8 Mar. 2026
The Kings acquired Panarin, 34, from the Rangers for prospect forward Liam Greentree, and conditional draft picks in 2026 (third round) and 2028 (fourth round).
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
For more bedding essentials from Beckham Hotel Collection, check out our favorite picks below.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Gang Green added two additional first-round picks after trading Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams at the trade deadline last November.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Ravens reportedly trading for star pass rusher Maxx Crosby, sending Raiders 2 first-round picks.
—Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Micah Parsons was traded from the Dallas to Green Bay Packers last year for two first-round picks and three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark.
—Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
Oil surges as Iran picks Khamenei’s son as supreme leader, but comes off a tad after the Financial Times reported about talks on a possible coordinated release of reserves.
—Nasteho Said, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Shop our favorite statement picks and goes-with-everything bags to complete every outfit.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
At that time, Payton traded a slew of Day 3 draft picks to move up and pick him.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
Both players are big-play threats and former Day 2 picks with one 1,000-yard season at the time of signing.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Shop my top picks for midi dresses, floral dresses, beach dresses, plus-size dresses, and more, starting at just $32.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
And for anybody who still thinks the top quarterback picks in a draft are sure things, just remember that the first pick in Mariota’s draft was Jameis Winston.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
But Miami’s late lottery picks - Herro and Adebayo - made the decisive plays late.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Typically when preparing for a role, Apostolides, as a guitarist, picks a song that encapsulates a character's essence.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picks
Noun
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Prediction markets are exchanges where people can place bets on the outcome of almost anything.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2026
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Experts told the Times that the late bets mirrored insider trading.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Nahshon Wright, Chicago Wright, 27, is a five-year veteran who made the Pro Bowl last season after having career bests in starts (16), interceptions (five, one returned for a touchdown), passes defended (11) and tackles (80).—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Foegele, 29, had the best season of his career in his first year as a King, with personal bests in goals, assists, points and plus-minus rating.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Other on-site dining options include Macondo, which sits in a gathering space that feels akin to an elevated hostel lounge, which features live music over Middle Eastern cuisine.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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Pisces February 19 – March 20 Naming your options can be heartening today.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The blows exchanged were so numerous that The Athletic had to assign Jack Lang to patiently trawl through footage of them all.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The MacBook Neo dealt a series of mighty blows to its budget PC competition, but that Lenovo machine’s Arm processor presented some challenges for the Apple laptop’s iPhone chip.—
Joe Osborne,
PC Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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The first layer, called the Level-1 Trigger, or L1T, harvests 100,000 events per second, and the second layer, called the High-Level Trigger, or HLT, plucks 1,000 of those events to save for later analysis.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Feb. 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
Verb
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The parade committee selects the grand marshal based on heritage, community involvement, and outreach ability.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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Whom Indianapolis selects next month could be greatly affected by the decisions the team makes this month.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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What is beauty if not precisely the property that provokes us to abandon all pretense of analytic remove in our desperation to draw closer?—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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The aroma of coffee brewing reliably provokes desire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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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