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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Simone Biles, widely considered the best gymnast ever, is the obvious first pick.
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Emily Giambalvo, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Basketball star Caitlin Clark, whose stellar year included breaking an NCAA scoring record and becoming the first pick the WNBA draft, leads all athletes with three nominations for the 2024 Espy Awards that were unveiled Wednesday.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 26 June 2024
The 21-year-old Spieth becomes the youngest player to win two majors since Gene Sarazen in 1922 and was the youngest U.S. Open champion since Bobby Jones in 1923.
2018 — Arizona center Deandre Ayton is the first pick of the NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Reba — who was Rogers' first pick of the five — is a bar supervisor and mom from South Dakota.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 29 Feb. 2024
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Emily Giambalvo, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Basketball star Caitlin Clark, whose stellar year included breaking an NCAA scoring record and becoming the first pick the WNBA draft, leads all athletes with three nominations for the 2024 Espy Awards that were unveiled Wednesday.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 26 June 2024
The 21-year-old Spieth becomes the youngest player to win two majors since Gene Sarazen in 1922 and was the youngest U.S. Open champion since Bobby Jones in 1923.
2018 — Arizona center Deandre Ayton is the first pick of the NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Reba — who was Rogers' first pick of the five — is a bar supervisor and mom from South Dakota.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 29 Feb. 2024
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