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verb

past tense of pick
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as in nibbled
to eat reluctantly and in small bites still suffering from the shock of his wife's death, he could do no more than pick halfheartedly at his food

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Adjective
  • The selected poet will get the opportunity to perform their work for 15 minutes in front of festival-goers at the event, held at the University of Southern California campus on Saturday, April 26 or Sunday, April 27.
    Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The selected artist will have the opportunity to create a special photography project to be published in the print edition of Vogue Ukraine in 2025.
    PhotoVogue, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Now the physicist and tech entrepreneur is focused on chocolate — not from cacao harvested in tropical climates more suited to the plant, but from cacao grown right here in Southern California.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The team sees its technique having a role in a more circular economy in concrete production where old concrete is harvested, treated, and used to create new buildings.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The incident was caught on video, making waves online and on local TV news, and provoked an outcry from fellow residents.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
  • His 1954 run for governor in Connecticut provoked questions about whether the state was ready for a Jewish governor.
    Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • As guests sipped champagne and nibbled on delicate confections, the evening unfolded in relaxed elegance.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
  • And in the tearoom, customers sipped homemade soups and nibbled fresh sandwiches and salads.
    Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Two people were stabbed at a transit station in Queens, with one of them dying, and a woman was set on fire and died on a subway car in Brooklyn.
    Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Hernandez-Velasco, 32, was rushed to Stamford Hospital after he was stabbed at a party, cops said.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The singer has since added more dates and even shared that Jhené Aiko is a new special guest in select cities.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Russia’s defense ministry claimed that Friday’s strike had killed 85 Ukrainian and Western military officers gathered at the restaurant near the playground.
    Daria Mitiuk Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The Swiss Watch industry which just gathered at its latest annual Watches and Wonders in Geneva, is in recession.
    Stéphane JG Girod, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • He was promoted to assistant city manager in 2013.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Pippen was promoted from his two-way deal to a roster contract and has played every game for a team with the second-best record in the West.
    Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Picked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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