pick over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick over
Verb
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Here's the latest about the Arizona location Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Without the right tools to inspect traffic and understand system health, organizations risk making high-stakes decisions in the dark.
    Bruce Kelley, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The pee is then examined for clarity, which is supposed to indicate purity.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Michigan Court of Appeals concluded that the MPSC appropriately examined the location of the Line 5 replacement segment within the Great Lakes Tunnel, consistent with Michigan law.
    Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Participating buyers agree to purchase produce from farms that adhere to the program’s stringent set of protections for workers, let workers be informed about their rights by the CIW and allow independent auditors to investigate complaints from their fields.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The study team investigated 54 crouching burials that had previously been found at 11 archaeological sites.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Chinese fintech giant’s digital payment platform Alipay allows shoppers to check out at supermarkets and other retail stores simply by scanning their face.
    Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The injection included instructions to scan received emails related to a company’s human resources department for the names and addresses of employees.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Codifying and scrutinizing what in the past was either let go or ruled on from the margins by officials is, in many ways, admirable.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The suspect's online activities, political views, and personal life continue to be scrutinized and speculated upon, with an official motive remaining unknown.
    Dan Gooding Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Pick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20over. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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