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
Many Ivy League students have learned to cherry-pick easy-grading professors.
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Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Programming isn’t only about cherry-picking the best film.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
In a different interview, the Manchester City boss elaborated on that point and used the line the BBC cherry-picked for the headline.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Horowitz remembers the Merwin transaction as a vital moment in his growth, but Merwin and his wife always believed, without any proof, that Horowitz had cherry-picked his library for his own benefit.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Programming isn’t only about cherry-picking the best film.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
In a different interview, the Manchester City boss elaborated on that point and used the line the BBC cherry-picked for the headline.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Horowitz remembers the Merwin transaction as a vital moment in his growth, but Merwin and his wife always believed, without any proof, that Horowitz had cherry-picked his library for his own benefit.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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This limits the scope of products and brands people with disabilities can choose from, and diminishes their agency over price and quality.Dekel Skoop, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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War bounty was typically used to fund large-scale projects like this, but the Sultan chose to use treasury funds to finance the building, since the Ottomans had not recently claimed victory in a war.Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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Hayer selected materials that resonated with the geographic region, focusing on a strong use of stone, wood siding for the exterior, and metalwork.Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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No countertop oven can do what the Ooni Volt can. December 2, 2024 All products are independently selected by our editors.Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
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Ramirez rarely used the same weapon and picked his victims seemingly at random, even choosing to leave some of them alive.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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New York is currently slotted to pick second as the other team with only two wins this season.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-pick. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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