first pick
noun
1
: the opportunity to choose first
The girls got to choose their partners, and she got (the) first pick.
2
: the person or thing that is chosen ahead of all others
She was their first pick for the lead role in the play.
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The team had the first pick in the 2018 Draft, and the Browns used it on Baker Mayfield, who has had a solid NFL career (the best of it not with the Browns).
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Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
That’s why Carlos ‘Kaiser’ Henrique Raposo is my first pick.
—The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
As Stevenson explains, Slater wasn't her first pick.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
The other quarterback-needy team, the Giants, now holds the first pick after losing to the Falcons.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
That’s why Carlos ‘Kaiser’ Henrique Raposo is my first pick.
—The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
As Stevenson explains, Slater wasn't her first pick.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
The other quarterback-needy team, the Giants, now holds the first pick after losing to the Falcons.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“First pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20pick. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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