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
Nationwide, Obamacare barred health insurance companies from cherry-picking only the healthiest patients, ending a longstanding practice of denying those with preexisting conditions.
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Carmen Balber, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Canva customers can cherry-pick their way through the myriad features Canva provides while still feeling supported by the SaaS giant.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
In response, Baldoni’s counsel has alleged that the text messages illustrative of the smear campaign in the Times article were cherry-picked and taken out of context.
—Nicole Page, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
The new lawsuit filed by Baldoni accuses the New York Times of cherry-picking texts, stripping them of context and deliberately splicing them to mislead readers.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Carmen Balber, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Canva customers can cherry-pick their way through the myriad features Canva provides while still feeling supported by the SaaS giant.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
In response, Baldoni’s counsel has alleged that the text messages illustrative of the smear campaign in the Times article were cherry-picked and taken out of context.
—Nicole Page, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
The new lawsuit filed by Baldoni accuses the New York Times of cherry-picking texts, stripping them of context and deliberately splicing them to mislead readers.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-pick
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Their rollout has not always gone smoothly: Many officers choose not to activate them, leading some departments to use cameras that activate automatically as a gun is removed from a holster, for example.—
Thomas C. Zambito,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The senators who cast them have clearly chosen themselves over their constituents and the stability of the nation.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Freshman wide receiver from Temecula, California The Broncos snagged a wide receiver from under Georgia’s nose — despite being offered by the Bulldogs, 6-foot-2, 180-pound wide receiver Kamryn Jones selected Boise State after being recruited by wide receivers coach Matt Miller.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2025
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All products are independently selected by our editors.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
7 Feb. 2025
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Answer just four questions, and the Books desk will pick one out.—
Claire Moses,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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This has left a shallow pool of talent to pick from — not every club is willing to accept such terms — and the lack of finance has contributed to them missing out on top targets.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-pick. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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