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
However, unlike most corporations that cherry-pick causes for PR moments, Ben & Jerry’s has institutionalized activism into its business model.
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Blended Educational Approaches Rather than committing to a single educational philosophy, homeschooling families can cherry-pick from various approaches to create an optimal learning experience.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Other Senate Republicans on Armed Services who’ve had conversations with Colby downplayed his past remarks as cherry-picked or taken out of context.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Mar. 2025
But Hackman’s character was based on a real agent who was instrumental in solving the killings, and his live-wire performance blunted the fact-checkers, turning Anderson into a progressive fantasy echo of Popeye Doyle who cherry-picked his biography to charm and smash the racists.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Blended Educational Approaches Rather than committing to a single educational philosophy, homeschooling families can cherry-pick from various approaches to create an optimal learning experience.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Other Senate Republicans on Armed Services who’ve had conversations with Colby downplayed his past remarks as cherry-picked or taken out of context.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Mar. 2025
But Hackman’s character was based on a real agent who was instrumental in solving the killings, and his live-wire performance blunted the fact-checkers, turning Anderson into a progressive fantasy echo of Popeye Doyle who cherry-picked his biography to charm and smash the racists.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-pick
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Change begins when both name those patterns and choose new ones, together.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Cameron might choose one of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club books, while Lochlan would likely find value in absurdist fiction, like Albert Camus' The Stranger.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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For each ranking system, the team ranked No. 1 was selected as the national champion.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Jonny Kim, who was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2017, arrived early Tuesday morning at the orbital laboratory with his two cosmonaut crewmates after launching just hours ago on a Soyuz capsule from Kazakhstan.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Even when bottled on its own in the 1980s, it was often picked late and sold in a long, slender bottle similar to riesling’s suggested sweetness, Ogilvie Merwin Vintners co-owner and director of production David Ogilvie said.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Players such as Milwaukee Brewers draft pick Griffin Tobias graduated, but returnees include senior third baseman Ryder Fernandez (Purdue Northwest), senior outfielder Drew Kosteba (Purdue Northwest), sophomore shortstop Parker Robinson and senior pitcher Josh Flores (Kentucky).—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-pick. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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