as in to choose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
cherry-picked the spacious corner office for his corporate fief
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Recent Examples of cherry-pick
Not that the story was ever quite coherent; cutting Ferber’s novel down to a serviceable libretto, Hammerstein had to cherry-pick the turning points, especially in the hectic second act.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Nationwide, Obamacare barred health insurance companies from cherry-picking only the healthiest patients, ending a longstanding practice of denying those with preexisting conditions.
—Carmen Balber, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Canva customers can cherry-pick their way through the myriad features Canva provides while still feeling supported by the SaaS giant.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
In response, Baldoni’s counsel has alleged that the text messages illustrative of the smear campaign in the Times article were cherry-picked and taken out of context.
—Nicole Page, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Nationwide, Obamacare barred health insurance companies from cherry-picking only the healthiest patients, ending a longstanding practice of denying those with preexisting conditions.
—Carmen Balber, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Canva customers can cherry-pick their way through the myriad features Canva provides while still feeling supported by the SaaS giant.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
In response, Baldoni’s counsel has alleged that the text messages illustrative of the smear campaign in the Times article were cherry-picked and taken out of context.
—Nicole Page, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-pick
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With endless options to choose from, there’s no better place to kick off your spring denim journey than here.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
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For all the doubt that antivaccine advocates, including RFK, Jr., have sowed around childhood immunizations, for all the political proclamations of conscientious objection and the freedom to choose, this child did not have a choice.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
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Elle Fanning Elle Fanning selects another timeless look, this one by Givenchy.—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Sox selected him in the seventh round in the 2023 draft.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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In picking Bongino for the FBI deputy director job, Trump again is emphasizing loyalty and MAGA credentials over experience.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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The same goes for other retailers, such as Macy’s , that continue to close stores , which leads to both merchandise for TJX buyers to pick at and real estate opportunities to add new stores or relocate to better locations.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-pick. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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