picking
Americannoun
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the act of a person or thing that picks.
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something that is or may be picked or picked up.
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the amount picked.
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pickings,
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scraps or gleanings.
the pickings of a feast.
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profits or gains; spoils.
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Etymology
Origin of picking
before 900; Middle English; Old English picung (once) a mark made by picking; pick 1, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Not picking up the phone at all would have been kinder.
From Salon
The key driver was not superior stock picking.
From MarketWatch
JPMorgan finds that retail investors are actually pretty good at picking particular software and AI stocks.
From MarketWatch
If you anticipate high healthcare usage, you might be better off picking a gold-level plan with higher premiums but a lower spending cap.
From Barron's
Arenas, who’d scored at least 24 in each of his last three, opened one for six, before picking up an early second foul and heading to the bench.
From Los Angeles Times
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