picks over

verb

Definition of picks overnext
present tense third-person singular of pick over
as in checks (out)

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  1. examines
  2. explores
  3. investigates
  4. researches
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  • Welcome to State of the Suit, a new Robb Report series in which writer and menswear stylist Caroline Reilly examines the sartorial choices of candidates, celebrities, and other movers and shakers.
    Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This report examines the economic ROIs across specific majors and credentials offered throughout the state and included all students who received a loan or grant from the federal government.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of examines
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  • The series explores the history of the ‘Madden’ video game, including the origins of Electronic Arts and the efforts to convince John Madden to come onboard.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The film, which premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Festival, explores the boom-and-bust fortunes of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), a market that reached a valuation of $40 billion, give or take a few billion, before crashing last year (however, the NFT market has recently experienced a resurgence).
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of explores
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  • Nevada investigates errors primarily if someone files a complaint.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
  • ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of investigates
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  • Before the passage of the ACA in 2010, most states relied on high-risk pools to provide coverage for individuals with chronic illnesses, said Cynthia Cox, vice president and the director of the ACA program at KFF, a nonprofit group that researches health policy issues.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Dorothy Roberts, 68, Philadelphia, a legal scholar and public policy researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, who researches the racial inequities in child welfare systems and health systems that have denied agency to especially Black women over their bodies.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of researches
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Thesaurus Entries Near picks over

picks out

picks over

picks the brains of

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