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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
Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Sending out a two-way player and taking back an expiring contract (that was traded by the end of the week) is a tidy way to pick up a couple of second-round picks.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Ahead are more of my picks starting at $54.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
Schneider, for instance, traded fourth- and fifth-round picks for Seattle receiver Rashid Shaheed.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Paul also represents second-year guard Bub Carrington, one of the Wizards’ three first-round picks in the 2024 draft, and rookie wing Will Riley, whose rights Washington acquired on draft night last year in a deal with the Utah Jazz.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Deep blues, forest greens, and burgundies are among some of the designer's top picks.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 6 Feb. 2026
The Braves also have two first-round picks (and the corresponding bonus-pool money) in the coming draft.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
If the Patriots' defensive front can get pressure on Sam Darnold, then Gonzalez — or Marcus Jones, Jaylinn Hawkins, Craig Woodson, among others — could be beneficiaries against a quarterback who has a reputation for throwing picks while under pressure.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
The three-team deal included the Chicago Bulls, who received veteran Dario Saric and future second-round draft picks from Sacramento and Cleveland.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 1 Feb. 2026
These picks from Amazon, Free People, and Revolve can turn any outfit into a true look.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
Yes, such a delay would allow the Heat to open up more draft capital than the two first-round picks the Heat currently are allowed to deal.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Dozens of new draft picks become tradeable.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Kartier later picks the puppy up by the nape of his neck and carries him out of the room.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Keep scrolling to score more of my top Nordstrom picks under $50, including a red light face wand and a snuggly sweater.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
The robot picks unsorted bearing rings and places them onto a buffer table.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
This offseason, the Patriots own 12 draft picks, and five of those are in the first four rounds.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
Sending out a two-way player and taking back an expiring contract (that was traded by the end of the week) is a tidy way to pick up a couple of second-round picks.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Ahead are more of my picks starting at $54.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
Schneider, for instance, traded fourth- and fifth-round picks for Seattle receiver Rashid Shaheed.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Paul also represents second-year guard Bub Carrington, one of the Wizards’ three first-round picks in the 2024 draft, and rookie wing Will Riley, whose rights Washington acquired on draft night last year in a deal with the Utah Jazz.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Deep blues, forest greens, and burgundies are among some of the designer's top picks.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 6 Feb. 2026
The Braves also have two first-round picks (and the corresponding bonus-pool money) in the coming draft.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 6 Feb. 2026
If the Patriots' defensive front can get pressure on Sam Darnold, then Gonzalez — or Marcus Jones, Jaylinn Hawkins, Craig Woodson, among others — could be beneficiaries against a quarterback who has a reputation for throwing picks while under pressure.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
Nnaji and picks for Jones might sound pretty nice to Denver fans, but basketball reasons aside, why would the Magic agree to that when its goal would also be to decrease payroll?
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
The three-team deal included the Chicago Bulls, who received veteran Dario Saric and future second-round draft picks from Sacramento and Cleveland.
—Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 1 Feb. 2026
These picks from Amazon, Free People, and Revolve can turn any outfit into a true look.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 1 Feb. 2026
Yes, such a delay would allow the Heat to open up more draft capital than the two first-round picks the Heat currently are allowed to deal.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Dozens of new draft picks become tradeable.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Kartier later picks the puppy up by the nape of his neck and carries him out of the room.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Keep scrolling to score more of my top Nordstrom picks under $50, including a red light face wand and a snuggly sweater.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
The robot picks unsorted bearing rings and places them onto a buffer table.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picks
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Capital misallocation risk The equity stakes also raise the question of whether the government can be trusted to make the right bets on companies and technologies that will succeed over the long term, Harrell said.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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Here are the latest gambling odds and prop bets for Super Bowl LX.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Winning gold in 1998 and bronze in 2006 was no fluke; the Czechs were right there in terms of roster quality with the best-of-the-best.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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There were old ladies’ sequin dresses and their Sunday best.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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Many utilities across the country have spent the last several years slowly retiring their oldest and dirtiest coal facilities, and replacing that energy with a mix of newer, low-cost options including gas plants and renewables.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Pottery-making, pottery painting, candle-making, and paint-and-sip classes are popular Valentine’s Day options.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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The blows are often connected to the COVID-19 pandemic and the dual labor strikes that hit Hollywood.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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The restaurant weathered the blows of COVID-19, but the relationship between Valente and his partners was strained.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 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
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Decoding refers to how a model selects its output from a range of probable answers.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Each location’s management selects the beers on tap.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Fogel is always looking for the visual angle that provokes an emotional response.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2026
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This ends up being just one of Aemond’s defining moments, which further provokes war.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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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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“Picks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picks. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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