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as in choice
a person or thing that is chosen
that team is my pick to win the Super Bowl
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the pick of the contestants will go on to the next competition
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as in option
the power, right, or opportunity to choose
you have first pick of your office mates for the softball team
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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
in the days when corporal punishment was permissible, it was not uncommon for an inattentive student to get a sharp pick in the head with a blackboard pointer
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as in to harvest
to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use
pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner
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as in to choose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
I pick you as my partner
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as in to provoke
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
he seems to be trying to pick a fight
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as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp
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Recent Examples of pick
Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
Instead, per the terms of last January’s trade that sent Kyle Lowry and a conditional first-round pick to Charlotte for Rozier, the Hornets would gain the Heat’s unprotected first-round pick in 2028.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
People are picking each other up off the street, no questions asked.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Shelton's last pick was a song from one of Stefani's solo albums.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
Instead, per the terms of last January’s trade that sent Kyle Lowry and a conditional first-round pick to Charlotte for Rozier, the Hornets would gain the Heat’s unprotected first-round pick in 2028.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
My top picks this season, listed chronologically: Sharing is caring
Cheers to Ensemble Dal Niente for stepping right into the all-too-dead first weekend of the year with a substantial program.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
People are picking each other up off the street, no questions asked.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2025
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Each car has space for 34 passengers, nearly all of whom get choice views of France’s fourth-largest urban center in cabins designed by a Ferrari alum.Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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What effect the Los Angeles fires might have on powertrain choices is yet to be determined.Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jackson notched career bests with 4,172 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns and four interceptions (among full seasons as the starter).Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Coach Sean McVay did not suspend Robinson, who has 31 receptions and career bests of 505 yards and seven touchdowns.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Because there’s no active crane hunting season — sandhills aren’t even defined as a game bird in the state — farmers are left with two options.Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2025
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These cost concerns were less likely to occur with a more flexible option, such as my mom.Christina Crawford, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
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Initially, the potential loss of that would be a pretty big blow.Jason Parham, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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As such, this will likely be a blow because the country accounted for 50% of global oil demand growth between 2000 and 2023, averaging an annual increase of 518,000 bpd, according to the Energy Institute's 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy.Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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What Are Chia Seeds? Chia seeds are harvested from the desert plant Salvia hispanica, a member of the mint family native to Central and Southern Mexico.Annie Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
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For years, companies have harvested location information from smartphones, either through ordinary apps or the advertising ecosystem, and then built products based on that data or sold it to others.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Rising rents in Baltimore are also forcing low-income families to choose between essentials such as food and housing.Sherell Jackson, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
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This is a dangerous conflation and an insult to women who choose to cook.Mina Holland, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2025
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Late last month, just inside the visitors’ locker room at Lumen Field, two brash, muscular, headstrong men wrapped up each other in the wake of the Vikings’ 27-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, provoking knowing smiles from witnesses conscious of their budding bromance.Michael Silver, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Bitcoin prices have declined this week, dropping below $93,000 earlier today after robust economic data provoked concerns that Federal Reserve officials will have to cut rates more slowly.Charles Lloyd Bovaird II, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Lots and lots of hay Like cows, rabbits are foragers that are hardwired to graze constantly, nibbling on fibers and hay one stalk at a time, Valand said.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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The video, taken during an expedition to the reef in May 2024, also shows the male following the female before nibbling at her.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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