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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
Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
Here's how FourLeaf Credit Union stacks up to two of our top picks for mortgage providers.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
Some sizes and colors are selling fast, so shop our top picks before they’re gone, starting at $29.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
The Raiders are reportedly seeking two first-round picks and a player.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Those were the pitchers the Angels took with three of their first four picks in last year’s draft.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Each tester spends at least a month on the new mattress—coming in over 2,500 hours with an eight-hour sleep schedule in mind for all of the picks in this story—taking notes and catching z’s.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
Refresh your collection with these picks, all for $20 and under.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
These picks make getting ready for bed feel like a part of the itinerary.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Those picks will, too, be forgotten in New York if Bridges rises to the occasion once more in the playoffs.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
Scroll on to shop more of my under-$100 picks from Nordstrom.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
Score top wardrobe picks like an everyday V-neck tee ($9), memory foam fuzzy slippers ($6), and an effortlessly cute workout skirt ($8).
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
The Falcons are led by seniors Foster Huang and Ross Jacobson, who were both All-CIF first-team picks last season.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
For more of the best food storage and organization deals on Amazon, check out our top picks below.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
Best turmeric powder picks This turmeric powder is certified organic by the Department of Agriculture, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
Would some team offer Pickens a contract out of the Cowboys’ price range and be willing to give two first-round picks at the chance Dallas doesn’t match just a year later?
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
Here's how FourLeaf Credit Union stacks up to two of our top picks for mortgage providers.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
Some sizes and colors are selling fast, so shop our top picks before they’re gone, starting at $29.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
The Raiders are reportedly seeking two first-round picks and a player.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Those were the pitchers the Angels took with three of their first four picks in last year’s draft.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Each tester spends at least a month on the new mattress—coming in over 2,500 hours with an eight-hour sleep schedule in mind for all of the picks in this story—taking notes and catching z’s.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
Refresh your collection with these picks, all for $20 and under.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
Sometimes, in the schoolyard picks before scrimmages, Bird wasn’t selected at all.
—Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
These picks make getting ready for bed feel like a part of the itinerary.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Those picks will, too, be forgotten in New York if Bridges rises to the occasion once more in the playoffs.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
Scroll on to shop more of my under-$100 picks from Nordstrom.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
Score top wardrobe picks like an everyday V-neck tee ($9), memory foam fuzzy slippers ($6), and an effortlessly cute workout skirt ($8).
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
The Falcons are led by seniors Foster Huang and Ross Jacobson, who were both All-CIF first-team picks last season.
—Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
For more of the best food storage and organization deals on Amazon, check out our top picks below.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
Best turmeric powder picks This turmeric powder is certified organic by the Department of Agriculture, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picks
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To finance those bets, OpenAI and rival Anthropic PBC have increasingly tapped an overlapping group of venture funds and tech companies.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Make your investment bets accordingly.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Day Day Thomas matched a career-best with seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 26 points, Moustapha Thiam added a double-double and Cincinnati routed Oklahoma State 91-68 on Saturday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Swimmers from across Texas competed in the UIL Class 5A State Swimming and Diving Championships at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, chasing state titles and personal bests.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
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Everton were left with the impression last season that Branthwaite’s lack of big-game and cup experience had counted against him when Tuchel was weighing up his options.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The person added that officials initially considered tapping banking regulators to draft a memo for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent before eventually putting Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network in charge of gaming out the options.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The layoffs are the latest in a series of blows to Bay Area employees in tech and manufacturing sectors.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Multifaceted crisis The latest announcement is the latest in a string of blows for the crumbling former royal palace, amid growing complaints that the museum’s infrastructure and staffing haven’t kept pace with the crowds pouring through its galleries.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 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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The president of the WHCA selects the entertainer each year, for a gig that is high profile yet challenging, given the judgment of the crowd and the acoustics in the ballroom of the Washington Hilton.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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Industry experts In addition to curating the top and emerging money managers to provide their insights, research and stock picks, CNBC Pro selects the top industry experts and research services to provide multiple perspectives on a wider range of coverage companies and industries.—
,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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The aroma of coffee brewing reliably provokes desire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Deadline can reveal the first trailer for the radical love story revolving around Suzanne and undocumented migrant Osmane, whose relationship provokes a wave of anger and indignation all around them, forcing them to resist.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 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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