first pick
noun
1
: the opportunity to choose first
The girls got to choose their partners, and she got (the) first pick.
2
: the person or thing that is chosen ahead of all others
She was their first pick for the lead role in the play.
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Duke’s slow walk off the court came through a phalanx of Houston fans who waved goodbye to Flagg, who will likely be off to the NBA as the first pick in the draft.
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Stephen Hawkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
Everyone knows the Titans are going to pick a quarterback with the first pick.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates, who held the first pick in the 2023 draft, coveted a hitter.
—Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Stephen Strasburg, who played at West Hills and San Diego State and was the first pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, is working with the Santa Fe Christian staff.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Hawkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
Everyone knows the Titans are going to pick a quarterback with the first pick.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
The Pittsburgh Pirates, who held the first pick in the 2023 draft, coveted a hitter.
—Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Stephen Strasburg, who played at West Hills and San Diego State and was the first pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, is working with the Santa Fe Christian staff.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
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“First pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20pick. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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