as in to choose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
cherry-picked the spacious corner office for his corporate fief
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Recent Examples of cherry-pick
So while everyone else was laughing behind my back and cherry-picking easy assignments, my first five were mortuaries battling hepatitis outbreaks.
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Jim Dunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Many of his vetoes seemed to cherry-pick projects from longer lists.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2025
Apple can certainly afford to cherry-pick projects, choosing only to work with top directors and major stars on films that meet a certain criteria.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 June 2025
The panel did so after hearing a misleading and cherry-picked presentation from an anti-vaccine activist.
—ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
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Jim Dunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Many of his vetoes seemed to cherry-pick projects from longer lists.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2025
Apple can certainly afford to cherry-pick projects, choosing only to work with top directors and major stars on films that meet a certain criteria.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 June 2025
The panel did so after hearing a misleading and cherry-picked presentation from an anti-vaccine activist.
—ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-pick
Verb
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Again, open the camera screen in the app and choose to scan a negative.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 July 2025
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Barring an outright ban, which looks unlikely at this juncture, any legal action against X would take months, possibly years, to work its way through the European courts, especially if Musk chooses not to cooperate.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
Verb
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The Pirates selected another pitcher to join Hernandez on the path to the big leagues.—
Devon Henderson,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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Judkins was selected in the second round with the 36th overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns after having played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
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Readers clearly have no problem picking favorites, with the top properties located mostly in major travel destinations like Mumbai, New Delhi, Jaipur, Udaipur, and Agra.—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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This year, the program is running twice as long and with four times the number of attractions to pick from.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
8 July 2025
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-pick. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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