as in selected
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking
claims that the committee used only cherry-picked facts in their report on the state of the nation's economy
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as in picked
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-picked
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
Bianco argued that crime data put out by the state has been cherry-picked by liberals to make law enforcement look bad.
—Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Now that Mozilla has revealed a dozen of them, the same critics will surely claim they too were cherry-picked and conceal less accurate results.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Grimes said that the defense cherry-picked a series of events from years ago to paint a picture that Dowling conspired with Randazzo and Jones, but that the evidence presented did not show with certainty that is what happened.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
In 2003, the intelligence on Saddam Hussein’s nuclear program was cherry-picked and false.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Yes, these stats are cherry-picked.
—Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2026
Rather quickly, the bears came out and presumed that Blue Owl cherry-picked the best loans and sold most of them to the three arms-length investors and the rest to the captive insurance company.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Each fin features quotations cherry-picked from a century of glowing Phantom press reviews.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
That youthful presence feels almost too current, as the movie’s satire focuses disproportionately on genre discourse cherry-picked from just the last few years.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
Bianco argued that crime data put out by the state has been cherry-picked by liberals to make law enforcement look bad.
—Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Now that Mozilla has revealed a dozen of them, the same critics will surely claim they too were cherry-picked and conceal less accurate results.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Grimes said that the defense cherry-picked a series of events from years ago to paint a picture that Dowling conspired with Randazzo and Jones, but that the evidence presented did not show with certainty that is what happened.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
In 2003, the intelligence on Saddam Hussein’s nuclear program was cherry-picked and false.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Yes, these stats are cherry-picked.
—Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2026
Rather quickly, the bears came out and presumed that Blue Owl cherry-picked the best loans and sold most of them to the three arms-length investors and the rest to the captive insurance company.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
Each fin features quotations cherry-picked from a century of glowing Phantom press reviews.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-picked
Adjective
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These pre-selected fighter pilots and their families moved into their apartments during the summer of 1960 after residing at the Frunze Central Airfield in Moscow.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
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Viewers can earn in-game gear, weapons and other rare items by watching selected streamers who are playing Tarkov.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Verb
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The Athletic’s latest mock draft also has Burries (ninth to Mavericks) and Brown (10th to Bucks) being picked before the Heat’s selection.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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At the end of the performance, Perry picked him up as the crowd cheered.—
Klaritza Rico,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Only select Archives employees are permitted to go into those stacks; one staffer suggested to me that this is because anyone can disappear in there, sucked down rabbit holes, if there are no guardrails.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
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The delivery service has several Father's Day specials available while supplies last, including two for $10 select Doritos, Ruffles, Tostitos and Fritos products, two for $9 Frito Lay dips and two for $11 Crave Shoppe Ice Cream Bubbles.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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As the two industries continue to converge and more viewers than ever rally behind their favorite teams and players, brands also need to be watching the sidelines.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
18 June 2026
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Here are some of our favorite moments from the show, which might be the best awards show on TV.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Success rarely arrives on our preferred timeline.—
Melissa Dawn Simkins,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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Later this week, the government releases its May personal consumption expenditures price index, the preferred inflation gauge of the Federal Reserve.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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“Cherry-picked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-picked. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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