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as in to clean house
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff I thought you said you had picked up, so why are these things still lying around the rec room?

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as in to resume
to begin again or return to after an interruption after the protestors were removed from the auditorium, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off

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pickup

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Recent Examples of pick up
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Jack Ferguson, who finished third at individual state, edged Vince 13-10 but failed to pick up any bonus points. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025 Cinema Guild has picked up North American distribution rights to Fire Of Wind, the latest feature from Portuguese filmmaker Marta Mateus. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025 There is no aerosolized or waterborne vaccine, so workers would have to pick up each one of millions of chickens and vaccinate them individually. Jen Christensen, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025 Tennessee picked up a massive statement win over UConn, but was 4-5 (without a Quad 1 win) since the start of January before beating UConn. Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pick up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick up
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  • There are more and more women mastering engineers but there’s still not that many.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Technology can sometimes feel overwhelming, but mastering a few simple tricks can make life much easier.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
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  • Stillman, Gunther and Connor Brady each collected 2 hits for Trinity Prep.
    Robert Clark, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The money, which goes to charity, is collected daily.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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  • The franchise tag is a lever a team can use each offseason to keep a key player on an expiring contract from leaving while buying time for further evaluation of a long-term deal.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Since Cohen bought the team from the Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz families in November 2020, the Mets have totaled $1.13 billion in payroll and $228.7 million in tax.
    Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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  • In related hiring, transportation and warehousing employment gained 18,000 jobs in February.
    Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 7 Mar. 2025
  • In February, the overall government sector gained only 11,000 jobs, the lowest monthly total since April 2024.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • Elon Musk's company is targeting Monday evening (March 3) for Flight 8 of Starship, which will lift off from Starbase in South Texas, near the border city of Brownsville.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Until this week, the brothers were also banned from leaving Romania, a measure that prosecutors said on Thursday had been lifted.
    Luiza Ilie, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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  • The sheriff said his priority would be working with ICE to arrest members of gangs, such as Tren de Aragua, or TDA, which is based in Venezuela and Bradshaw said has a presence in Miami.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
  • In return for the temporary dismissal of his indictment for bribery and fraud, Adams’ promised to assist the Trump administration in arresting migrants in New York City.
    Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
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  • At the doctor's office, Kathy and Kyle resumed their discussion while waiting for their results.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Talks finally resumed Sunday between after a cold spell, but this ultimately came down to the player making the call on not wanting to leave Montreal.
    Pierre LeBrun, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025
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  • But the president could ask Education Secretary , , to trim the department within more narrow legal confines.
    Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Some parks have already trimmed hours or offerings, and some park visitors have already reported longer waits to enter parks ahead of their busy season.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025

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