picks over

verb

present tense third-person singular of pick over
as in checks (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picks over
  1. audits
  2. scans
  3. reviews
  4. examines
  5. inspects
  6. scrutinizes
  7. explores
  8. investigates
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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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  • The moment a trend is approved, the system scans regional mill inventories to identify available stock fabric instantly, cutting days out of traditional sampling cycles.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Rocketbook app scans the pages to popular cloud services, like Dropbox, Google Drive, Slack and One Note.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of scans
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  • Each function reviews its portion, updates its own system and protects its own priorities.
    — Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Users are locked out in real time until an administrator reviews the search.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of reviews
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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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  • The county health department inspects all restaurants in the county except those in Fort Worth, Arlington, Euless and North Richland Hills.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
  • When an agent is treated like an intern, the human provides context, inspects the work closely, corrects mistakes, and gradually expands its responsibilities.
    — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspects
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  • That scarcity could become even more valuable as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, known as ERCOT, scrutinizes new power projects, according to Donovan, the Compass Point analyst.
    — Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Aranda tends to review pitches on the left side of the strike zone (from the pitcher’s point of view), while Caminero mostly scrutinizes pitches along the bottom.
    — Abby DiSalvo, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrutinizes
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  • Accessible only by boat and completely untouched, CNN’s Leroy Ah Ben explores this gem known mostly to locals.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • With its möbius-strip-esque structure, this surreal social class satire about grief, urban alienation and gentrification in the city of Lagos explores the lost hope of the Nigerian dream.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of explores
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  • University responds In a press release on Monday, the university said Delta Upsilon was placed on interim suspension while the Office of Student Accountability and Conflict Response investigates.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Penn State University said in a news release that the university is placing Delta Upsilon on interim suspension while the college investigates the incident.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of investigates
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