PICKS OVER Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

picks over

verb

present tense third-person singular of pick over

as in checks (out)

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As these legal complaints shake out, and UC Davis audits its own processes, former members of UC Davis’ championship-winning equestrian team are figuring out how to move forward.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
In Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam, workers report intimidation, surveillance and firing threats to suppress organizing—all tactics that audits routinely miss.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of audits

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It's equipped with the High Resolution Stereo Camera, which scans multiple points of perspective across regions of Mars' surface to create 3D color renderings.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Every animal that leaves GCAS is chipped on the way out, and the shelter scans its animals for chips more than once during a stay.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of scans

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Here, The Athletic examines Jakirovic’s tactical approach as Hull brace themselves for the rigours of Premier League football for the first time since 2016-17.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The film examines both the opportunities and challenges that technology brings to childhood and friendship.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of examines

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Robert Pozen, who lectures at MIT Sloan School of Management and was formerly president of Fidelity Investments, has an answer to the obvious question about who inspects this.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The leading theory is that the Grok filtering guardrail inspects text entering and leaving the model, but not the output of its own code execution.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026

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The film also scrutinizes the failures across policing, the courts and social institutions that critics say let his abuse persist largely undetected for so long.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
While no charges have been filed, the investigation scrutinizes these affiliated dealings, potentially impacting Walter's sports holdings and the Dodgers' future.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of scrutinizes

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Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe’s story explores the life of a man, Okonkwo, and his home in Nigeria, which is forever changed when outside forces begin to encroach.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Each program explores specific themes by weaving a variety of stories, poems, and sometimes music together.

— Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of explores

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The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office investigates the lion’s share of the murders, conducting investigations in 27 of the county’s 34 municipalities.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
This story was reported by The Washington Post and ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.

— Molly Hensley-Clancy, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

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