pickup
noun
an improvement, as in health, business conditions, work, production, etc.
pickups
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pluralof pickup.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Rejection rates in counties where services were cut doubled or tripled from what they were four years ago, dwarfing any increases in counties where postal pickups remained as they were, our analysis showed.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
EDINBURG, Texas — Clad in pressed jeans and cowboy hats, dozens of riders on horseback and drivers in pickups kicked up dust along a dirt road in Edinburg, near the southern tip of Texas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The company is spending billions to increase production of its biggest, priciest vehicles, while rolling out V-8 engines, new pickups and high-end Cadillacs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Paul Jacobson, GM’s chief financial officer, said on a call with investors on Tuesday that the company expects 35,000 fewer full-size pickups to be sold in the quarter compared with the same time in 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
For a fistful of pickups tailored extra- specially for this nightmarish scenario, try Cyranofeed, available at rates as low as— She was like, “I’m sorry if I embarrassed you at Marty’s.”
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
