handpick
verb
hand·pick
ˈhan(d)-ˈpik 
handpicked; handpicking; handpicks
1
: to pick by hand as opposed to a machine process
2
: to select personally or for personal ends
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Examples of handpick in a Sentence
They run a farm where you can handpick fresh strawberries.
a box of handpicked strawberries
The executive handpicked her successor.
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The doc wants everything on the table, and the subject wants to handpick how said table is set.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
Appointments allow current leaders to handpick successors who will uphold their agendas and that of their donors, bypassing the scrutiny of a public vote.
—Hiram Soto, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
There’s no gender gap at highly selective private colleges where schools handpick 50/50 classes; at the highest rungs, men appear to be holding their own.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
On farms, native workers might be supervisors or run high-tech equipment while immigrants handpick crops, Clemens said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
Appointments allow current leaders to handpick successors who will uphold their agendas and that of their donors, bypassing the scrutiny of a public vote.
—Hiram Soto, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
There’s no gender gap at highly selective private colleges where schools handpick 50/50 classes; at the highest rungs, men appear to be holding their own.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
On farms, native workers might be supervisors or run high-tech equipment while immigrants handpick crops, Clemens said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024
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handpick
verb
hand·pick
ˈhan(d)-ˈpik
: to select personally
a handpicked successor
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