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Recent Examples of picker
De Jesus describes her life in the 1950s as a waste picker in the Canindé favela in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
26 May 2026
Miller says robotics have helped dramatically cut the amount of time a warehouse picker spends walking the floor and have taken on difficult tasks like unloading boxes from a trailer on a hot day.
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John Kell,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
My aunt and uncle, who live in Santa Fe—home to the International Folk Art Market, one of the largest such festivals in the world (the next one is July 9-12)—are devoted flea-market pickers and collectors of antique oddities.
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Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
There is an enchanting atmosphere given by the feeling of the end of summer and the hard work of the grape pickers.
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Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
26 May 2026
Miller says robotics have helped dramatically cut the amount of time a warehouse picker spends walking the floor and have taken on difficult tasks like unloading boxes from a trailer on a hot day.
—
John Kell,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
My aunt and uncle, who live in Santa Fe—home to the International Folk Art Market, one of the largest such festivals in the world (the next one is July 9-12)—are devoted flea-market pickers and collectors of antique oddities.
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Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
There is an enchanting atmosphere given by the feeling of the end of summer and the hard work of the grape pickers.
—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picker
Noun
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Marcus North, the England national men’s selector, arrived just in time to witness it first-hand.
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The Edsel also introduced the Teletouch transmission, which placed push-button gear selectors in the center of the steering wheel.
Noun
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The war has driven up inflation, as the price of gas and other goods spikes, and a Quinnipiac University survey released last week found that 60% of voters don't think the conflict was worth it.
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California is one of a dozen states whose voters elect their schools chief.
Noun
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Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.
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As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.
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“Picker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picker. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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