as in to choose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
cherry-picked the spacious corner office for his corporate fief
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Recent Examples of cherry-pick
Keeping insurers from cherry-picking customers would have to be mandated by Congress, Bach believes.
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Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Praising Carter for his emphasis on renewables and conservation is a judgement call, but cherry-picking moves like wearing a sweater or putting solar hot water panels on the White House roof is misleading and, in many cases, demonstrates either ideological bias and/or ignorance of the author.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Not that the story was ever quite coherent; cutting Ferber’s novel down to a serviceable libretto, Hammerstein had to cherry-pick the turning points, especially in the hectic second act.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Nationwide, Obamacare barred health insurance companies from cherry-picking only the healthiest patients, ending a longstanding practice of denying those with preexisting conditions.
—Carmen Balber, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Praising Carter for his emphasis on renewables and conservation is a judgement call, but cherry-picking moves like wearing a sweater or putting solar hot water panels on the White House roof is misleading and, in many cases, demonstrates either ideological bias and/or ignorance of the author.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Not that the story was ever quite coherent; cutting Ferber’s novel down to a serviceable libretto, Hammerstein had to cherry-pick the turning points, especially in the hectic second act.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Nationwide, Obamacare barred health insurance companies from cherry-picking only the healthiest patients, ending a longstanding practice of denying those with preexisting conditions.
—Carmen Balber, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-pick
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Those on the college track might choose a school abroad, an option no longer reserved for the wealthy.—
Lisa Z. Lindahl,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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For all the doubt that antivaccine advocates, including RFK, Jr., have sowed around childhood immunizations, for all the political proclamations of conscientious objection and the freedom to choose, this child did not have a choice.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
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This merging of worlds also shows up their salon’s décor—which is significant because, remember, selecting your go-to cosmetic maven is quite literally commissioning an artist.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Elle Fanning Elle Fanning selects another timeless look, this one by Givenchy.—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Landry was one of the Titans' first draft picks under Vrabel in 2018.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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Among those picked behind him to already make significant marks are Garrett Crochet, Jordan Westburg, Bobby Miller, Reid Detmers and Garrett Mitchell.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Cherry-pick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-pick. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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