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or choosey
1
as in picky
hard to please
a choosy dog who refuses all but the fanciest food
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2
as in selective
tending to select carefully
a choosy man when it came to clothes for the office
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Recent Examples of choosy
On each run, players must be choosy about the artifacts and arms.
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Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
Investors have grown choosier, and shows are struggling to hit even their minimum capitalizations.
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Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
Coming off a 6-11 season and with limited salary-cap space, the Kansas City Chiefs will have to be choosy when determining which of their free agents to bring back for 2026 and beyond.
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Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Be choosy about compost and soil amendments.
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Dr. Avishesh Neupane,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for choosy
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
Investors have grown choosier, and shows are struggling to hit even their minimum capitalizations.
—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
Coming off a 6-11 season and with limited salary-cap space, the Kansas City Chiefs will have to be choosy when determining which of their free agents to bring back for 2026 and beyond.
—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Be choosy about compost and soil amendments.
—
Dr. Avishesh Neupane,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for choosy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choosy
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Again, these shops—think Plato’s Closet or Uptown Cheapskate—are picky and often cater to a younger audience.
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McLaughlin admits that years of parenting picky eaters helped inspire the central idea behind the project.
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While varsity teams are part of the official National Collegiate Athletic Association program, and as such are highly selective and university-funded, club teams are student-run, relying on fundraising and fees and offer far less exposure.
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Despite taking cost-saving actions, including a selective hiring freeze for non-uniformed positions, overtime restrictions, spending reductions, and travel suspensions, General Fund expenses still outpace revenue.
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Determination and careful calculations — hold on, carry the 2 — are a must.
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Graduate students face lower federal limits and the loss of Grad PLUS, requiring careful financial planning.
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Quince This matching set feels especially nice on warm nights, thanks to its naturally cooling bamboo viscose material.
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Worth checking out The Nest Fragrances Reed Diffuser will keep your bathroom smelling nice with 21 lush scents, including lemon and mint, apricot tea, ginger and vanilla bean, ocean mist and sea salt, grapefruit and more.
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The idea of apps like Partiful are to eliminate the need for finicky email threads and groupchats with a bunch of unknown numbers by instead putting all the info – guest list, event details and photos – in one place.
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Part of the problem is that, outside of their tenants’ pleas, landlords face neither any real pressure nor any legal requirement to install shutters and ceiling fans; even owners who want to do so are thwarted by recalcitrant co-op boards or finicky historic-preservation reviews.
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The Supreme Court’s rulings have landed with particular force in South Florida, which is home to the largest share of Venezuelan immigrants in the country.
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And Ormund Hightower appears to be very capable at this particular game, which should come as no surprise given Otto was his uncle and the Hightowers are wildly rich and powerful.
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Making mini lava cakes is fussy, but this large format variation is as easy as can be.
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Visually, Jaron’s clean lines and subtle stitching give it a timeless look that is anything but fussy.
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Building a paper airplane can be as demanding as building the airframe of a real aircraft.
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Once the evaluation process is complete, the company plans to scale production to thousands of units over the next three years, targeting manufacturers seeking to automate physically demanding and hazardous work.
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“Choosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choosy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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