picks up

present tense third-person singular of pick up
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as in cleans house
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff I thought you said you had picked up, so why are these things still lying around the rec room?

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of picks up Season 2 picks up after Kimmie marries businessman Horace Bellarie, inheriting a new sense of power that angers her in-laws, Netflix said in its release. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025 Of course, the FOMC only has a single policy tool, interest rates, so if unemployment rises and inflation picks up, then the FOMC’s decision making may be made more complicated. Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025 The sequel picks up with Lindsay Lohan returning as Anna and Jamie Lee Curtis as her mom Tess Coleman, 22 years after their first body-swap comedy. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025 The latest installment picks up with Seabrook’s zombie-cheerleader-alien dream team, Zed and Addison, back from a summer road trip and stepping into new roles as camp counselors for two rival monster factions. Kaila Garrett, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picks up
Verb
  • This storied sandwich is served each year at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia; and many have long tried to replicate the recipe, which seemingly masters the perfect ratio of ingredients for classic egg salad.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Focus is difficult and hardly anyone masters the skill.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When cast onto a flat mold and dried out, the microgel assembles into a paper or film, depending on the final thickness, that is strong yet flexible.
    Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Matt ultimately decides to go with another director and purposefully buys Scorsese's script — meant to be his final film — with the sole intention of killing the project.
    Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • When the lifelong football fan buys a stake in the Toronto Argonauts, who go on to win the Canadian Football League’s version of the Super Bowl, there’s even more travel and responsibilities.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The heated air then rises, similar to how a hot air balloon lifts off.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Another hinge lifts the screen up and toward the user.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The bond market could be poised for a rebound if the economy stalls and the Fed resumes cutting interest rates.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The question now is not just when construction resumes but whether the bridge between the plant and the community can be built on steadier ground.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Skip the pricey groomer visits and messy bathroom trims with this Labor Day deal.
    Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The move trims the quarterback room down to four players, including Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For 450 pages, Rudy learns to chase ambulances, falls in love, and serves his single important client, a bereaved mother whose son’s medical insurance claim was illegitimately denied.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • As a result, Enid, in Wednesday’s body, learns from Rosaline how to reverse it.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The type of hydrogen the company is searching for is created by water that seeps through the earth’s surface or rises through the core and interacts with iron-rich rock — like basalt — underground, creating gas that collects there.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The four Grand Slams deliver the most points, while all the other tournaments are categorized by how many points the winner collects.
    Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Picks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picks%20up. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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