as in to select
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
handpicked what she considered to be the cutest kitten from the litter
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Recent Examples of handpick
Dedicated to timeless fashion, Steven handpicks each piece in the collection himself.
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WWD, 25 June 2024
Party leaders will handpick the candidates in the special election, potentially giving the Republican pick an edge over Boebert and others in the primary held at the same time.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2024
Four candidates are asking Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and the City Council to handpick them on Tuesday as the temporary replacement for Yassamin Ansari, who vacated her District 7 seat last month to run for Congress.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Many of us don't have the opportunity to handpick our neighbors.
—NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
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WWD, 25 June 2024
Party leaders will handpick the candidates in the special election, potentially giving the Republican pick an edge over Boebert and others in the primary held at the same time.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2024
Four candidates are asking Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and the City Council to handpick them on Tuesday as the temporary replacement for Yassamin Ansari, who vacated her District 7 seat last month to run for Congress.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
Many of us don't have the opportunity to handpick our neighbors.
—NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handpick
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Here's how the Hometown Heroes are selected, who has a banner and a list of locations.Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
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Sutherland, who died on Dec. 16 at age 80, was a 24-year-old infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies when the Expos selected him in the eighth round of the 1968 expansion draft.Newsweek, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Trump chose Kushner to be his ambassador to France in the second term.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nilekani chose engineering, but went to a college his father didn’t approve of, and chose electrical over chemical engineering, again, to his father’s dismay.Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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John Phelan, founder of MSD Capital, was picked for secretary of the Navy, and Charles Kushner, father-in-law to Ivanka Trump and founder of Kushner Companies real estate firm, was chosen for ambassador to France.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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This is the last poll of 2024, but The Tennessean will pick it back up in January so be looking.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Handpick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handpick. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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