as in tidy
being clean and in good order
if your room is all picked up, you can go to the party
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as in mastered
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
he has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks
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as in assembled
to bring together in one body or place
pick up all of your things because we have to be off this beach before dark
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as in bought
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
could you pick up some milk at the store?
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as in gained
to gradually increase in
the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat
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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa
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as in arrested
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food
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as in cleaned 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 resumed
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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as in trimmed
to make neat
the boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while
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Recent Examples of picked up
Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
23 June 2026
Teams hold options for years three and four, although typically only a handful of picks each draft class don’t have their options picked up.
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Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2026
The good news is that the European side showed enough promise against the Three Lions to be confident of victory against a Panama team that has never picked up a World Cup point.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
When Abbey Murphy picked up her neighbor’s hockey stick at 7 years old, the Professional Women’s Hockey League was still more than a decade away from its founding.
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Anya Armentrout,
Twin Cities,
16 June 2026
The company has picked up Shots!
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Or Jacobs might have simply picked up the animal’s trail there, following the baying of his dogs.
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Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Monroe County deputies picked up the two and lodged them at the Monroe County Jail.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
San Antonio picked up the 115-111 win and finally got on the board in the series.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Verb
This time, the president had picked up.
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Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
23 June 2026
Teams hold options for years three and four, although typically only a handful of picks each draft class don’t have their options picked up.
—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2026
The good news is that the European side showed enough promise against the Three Lions to be confident of victory against a Panama team that has never picked up a World Cup point.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
When Abbey Murphy picked up her neighbor’s hockey stick at 7 years old, the Professional Women’s Hockey League was still more than a decade away from its founding.
—
Anya Armentrout,
Twin Cities,
16 June 2026
The company has picked up Shots!
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Or Jacobs might have simply picked up the animal’s trail there, following the baying of his dogs.
—
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Monroe County deputies picked up the two and lodged them at the Monroe County Jail.
—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
San Antonio picked up the 115-111 win and finally got on the board in the series.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked up
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Start with a tidy desk and a glass of water, then batch related tasks so your focus stays strong through the afternoon.
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So a corporate statement or a recruiting slogan or a tidy values page doesn't automatically carry weight with a Gen Z candidate.
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The full set was mastered at Abbey Road Studios and comes with a 16-page book of notes from Simon Armitage and photography by Anton Corbijn and Kevin Cummins.
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When two people try something neither has mastered, both are exposed and that exposure becomes a chance to support each other rather than perform for each other.
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When compute, storage, and networking are designed, validated, and delivered as one system rather than assembled from parts that were never built to work together, the entire stack reaches production on a single timeline.
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Many of the drones can be assembled domestically, but Hezbollah is reliant on components from abroad.
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Bon Appétit may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
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The necklace, along with its matching earrings and rings, was purchased immediately by a client.
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Carroll made his case to the judge, gained his favor, and began his journey looking for his parents.
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In the late 1970s, Brass entered a new phase and gained fresh notoriety with cult historical-erotic films Salon Kitty (1976) and Caligula (1979) as well as The Key (1983), a free adaptation of a novel by Tanizaki Jun’ichirō.
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He was replaced by Victor Robles, who got hit by a pitch on the right wrist in the bottom of the third and was lifted in favor of Weston Wilson in the fifth.
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This bikini’s feminine sweetheart neckline offers a classic, lifted silhouette made for beach days or backyard pool parties.
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Twenty-six people were detained and six of them were arrested on outstanding warrants.
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The Dodge Durango driver fled after the fatal collision and has not been arrested.
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The drama had returned, Scheffler and Hovland resumed their duel, with Morikawa watching hopefully, but helplessly.
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Rather than accept such a reversal, Hezbollah resumed attacks on Israel, prompting Israeli military responses.
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