pick over

verb

Definition of pick overnext
as in to check (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick over
  1. review
  2. inspect
  3. examine
  4. investigate
  5. scan
  6. scrutinize
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  • The Times reviewed and analyzed hundreds of videos posted to Chinese social media sites by Tibetan boarding schools, state media and local propaganda departments that showed how the schools operate and serve the party’s objectives.
    Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Agents can review all compliance requirements to ensure the data is ready.
    Sridhar Ratakonda, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of review
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  • When Athearn describes the process of constructing a trail, my brain breaks a little—the scouting and inspecting and permitting and staging and building and maintaining.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 2 Jan. 2025
  • South Korean authorities are set to conduct an investigation into the crash in an effort to determine its exact cause, with officials reportedly planning to inspect all Boeing 737-800 planes as part of their investigations.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of inspect
Verb
  • California Tiny burning embers flew miles, causing L.A. fire destruction on historic scale Jan. 9, 2025 During the autopsy, which determines the manner and cause of a person’s death, pathologists will also examine the body for identifying features.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • No other defendant in the cases examined received an unconditional discharge.
    Kate Christobek, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of examine
Verb
  • The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is continuing to investigate the shooting that resulted in Mr. Welch’s death.
    Hank Sanders, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Officers responded to a domestic disturbance at a house in the 5600 block of Seafield Lane in northwest Fort Worth about 6:20 p.m. to investigate reports of shots fired inside the home, according to a statement from Fort Worth police.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of investigate
Verb
  • Year after year, food remains one of the biggest expenses, prompting people to research places, scan through tens of reviews, and seek friends’ and family’s recommendations before eating out.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Fisher scanned through hundreds of listings online and visited nine.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of scan
Verb
  • In cybersecurity, the Bagel Effect is when individuals assume that others are handling the vigilance—keeping an eye out for threats, updating the software, scrutinizing suspicious emails.
    Dror Liwer, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • But astronomers scrutinizing this particular Hubble image found the central galaxy actually sports a swirl of spiral arms seemingly unruffled by any such merger, raising new questions about what might have triggered its jet.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of scrutinize
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pick out

pick over

pickpocket

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