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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Although 2023 didn’t go as well, Williams was the first pick in the NFL draft.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
So, is this finally the year Atlanta takes a pass rusher with its first pick?
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Indeed, many of those close to Henderson intimated that Martin would’ve been Henderson’s first pick as the choice to introduce him at the Hall of Fame induction on July 26.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
Jamel Dean’s first pick of the season snapped Herbert’s streak of 357 passes without an interception, one shy of Tom Brady for the fourth-longest streak.
—Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
So, is this finally the year Atlanta takes a pass rusher with its first pick?
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Indeed, many of those close to Henderson intimated that Martin would’ve been Henderson’s first pick as the choice to introduce him at the Hall of Fame induction on July 26.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
Jamel Dean’s first pick of the season snapped Herbert’s streak of 357 passes without an interception, one shy of Tom Brady for the fourth-longest streak.
—Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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“First pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20pick. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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