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
Patterson's lawyer, Colin Mandy, accused prosecutors of ignoring some pieces of evidence and cherry-picking others to support their assertion of her guilt.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 July 2025
In both cases, cherry-picking intelligence led U.S. presidents toward strategic failure.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2025
Instead, just like the home deals we cherry-picked ahead of this year’s Memorial Day, many of the pieces have achieved virality on TikTok and received our own seal of approval after multiple rounds of testing.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
So while everyone else was laughing behind my back and cherry-picking easy assignments, my first five were mortuaries battling hepatitis outbreaks.
—Jim Dunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 July 2025
In both cases, cherry-picking intelligence led U.S. presidents toward strategic failure.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2025
Instead, just like the home deals we cherry-picked ahead of this year’s Memorial Day, many of the pieces have achieved virality on TikTok and received our own seal of approval after multiple rounds of testing.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 July 2025
So while everyone else was laughing behind my back and cherry-picking easy assignments, my first five were mortuaries battling hepatitis outbreaks.
—Jim Dunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-pick
Verb
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The real question is whether those chairs are filled with people who are engaged, performing at their best, and choosing to be there.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The decision to permit nitrogen suffocation reflects poorly on the society that chooses to allow it, Hood said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Aug. 2025
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The University of Colorado School of Medicine has been selected to lead a multi-institution consortium focused on palliative care research.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Associated Press released its preseason All-American team, and the Texas Longhorns and Penn State Nittany Lions led the way with three players each selected to the first team.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Aug. 2025
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In June, blueberry season begins, and guests can use their $10 entry fee to pick and take home organic blueberries.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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His mother drove him there three days a week and his mother would pick him up after.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-pick. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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