pick over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick over
Verb
  • But the vaccine skeptic has faced pushback from public health experts as senators ready to review the nomination.
    Julia Mueller, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.
    Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • After stowing its protective covering, Williams will inspect the RFG while Wilmore secures his spacesuit to the station's robotic arm for relocation to assist in the component's removal.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2025
  • George Washington appointed the nation’s first IG, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, to inspect and develop standards for the Continental Army.
    Lucy Lang, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Created by the Anne Frank House and presented in partnership with the Center for Jewish History, the entire installation aims to examine Anne Frank’s life — and death — with a scope not often found in other treatments of this chapter in history.
    Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • According to Scheer, the league will examine more than 20 proposals from interested parties.
    Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Pulaski County sheriff's office is investigating Ireland's death.
    Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 22 Jan. 2025
  • This could have major implications for New Zealand’s forest ecosystems, though scientists are still investigating the possible ripple effects of the moa’s demise.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • At that gate, Owens walked onto the jet bridge without scanning his boarding pass, prompting airline personnel to remove him from the jet bridge, according to the statement.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The startup lets users create a list of contacts by scanning someone's badge or business card.
    Kerry Flynn, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Congress stripped out bipartisan PBM reforms in the final federal government spending package late last year, even after lawmakers for years introduced bills and held hearings to scrutinize them.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Federal investigators raided Banks’ Queens home on Sept. 4 and seized his electronics as part of a corruption probe that sources say is scrutinizing influence-peddling and kickbacks on city contracts.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2025
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