as in tidy
being clean and in good order
if your room is all picked up, you can go to the party
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as in mastered
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
he has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks
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as in assembled
to bring together in one body or place
pick up all of your things because we have to be off this beach before dark
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as in bought
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
could you pick up some milk at the store?
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as in gained
to gradually increase in
the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat
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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa
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as in arrested
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food
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as in cleaned house
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff
I thought you said you had picked up, so why are these things still lying around the rec room?
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as in resumed
to begin again or return to after an interruption
after the protestors were removed from the auditorium, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off
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as in trimmed
to make neat
the boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while
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Recent Examples of picked up
Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
In the last half-hour or so before the trade deadline, the Reds picked up Andujar to hit left-handed pitching.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Kept running, barefoot, as the bus picked up speed.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk tops the charts for total defensive contributions so far this season, and picked up two points in Liverpool’s games against Bournemouth and Newcastle.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The hot fitness trend has picked up steam in recent years.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Those potatoes have probably been picked up and examined multiple times before making their way into your cart.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
More than 4,000 shoppers recently picked up the toiletry containers, and five-star reviewers rave about their easy-to-use squeezable design.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
At the same time, a measure of underlying inflation has picked up, putting at risk the central bank’s effort to control price increases.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
That victim was picked up in Boston’s North End, then stabbed and raped in suburban Wellesley.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
In the last half-hour or so before the trade deadline, the Reds picked up Andujar to hit left-handed pitching.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Kept running, barefoot, as the bus picked up speed.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk tops the charts for total defensive contributions so far this season, and picked up two points in Liverpool’s games against Bournemouth and Newcastle.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The hot fitness trend has picked up steam in recent years.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Those potatoes have probably been picked up and examined multiple times before making their way into your cart.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
More than 4,000 shoppers recently picked up the toiletry containers, and five-star reviewers rave about their easy-to-use squeezable design.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
At the same time, a measure of underlying inflation has picked up, putting at risk the central bank’s effort to control price increases.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked up
Adjective
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Whether banger or ballad, her tracks make room for characters, settings, twists, a tidy ending, a cliff-hanger.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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The interior is charming, too, with low bucket seats, tidy vinyl trim called Vynide, and a flat windshield in the spirit of prewar sports cars.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Once mastered, financial literacy is a powerful tool for business growth.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Hunter mastered both ends of the field in college, but the National Football League is a different beast.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The documentary is built around the chat with Sheen — which gives the impression of stretching across many days, based on lighting choices — but Renzi has assembled an impressive assortment of key figures from Sheen’s lives.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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The data set was assembled by an independent AI developer named Shawn Presser, who wanted to give the open-source-AI community high-quality training data to compete with the big AI companies.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Heading into Tuesday’s report, Oracle shares were up 46% for the year, while the Nasdaq had gained 13%.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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The case gained widespread attention after the Charlotte Area Transit System released video footage of the killing over the weekend.—
Adeola Adeosun
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The country’s Home Affairs Minister resigned, and the government lifted the social-media ban the day after.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The mass protests started in response to the ban—which was lifted on Tuesday, September 9—but have since broadened into an expression of dissatisfaction with the country's political leadership and alleged corruption.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The 41-year-old driver has been arrested, police said.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Farthing was arrested in Florida days after his lottery win and body camera footage from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows the Kentuckian being tased and tackled by deputies after attempting to flee following a bar fight.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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Recently, Jefferies analyst Sam Burwell resumed coverage of Brookfield Infrastructure stock with a buy rating and a price target of $35.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
7 Sep. 2025
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He was ruled out right before the second half resumed, per the team.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Richland trimmed the deficit with a focus on the ground game, as Kates and Gibson ran the ball right through the Panthers’ defense while playing up-tempo.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Earlier in 2024, Fox News trimmed a portion of his answer to a question when he was asked about declassifying files related to Jeffrey Epstein.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Picked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked%20up. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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