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adjective

as in selected
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking claims that the committee used only cherry-picked facts in their report on the state of the nation's economy

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cherry-picked

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verb

past tense of cherry-pick
as in picked
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-picked
Verb
The point is that Le Batard has selectively cherry-picked those deals to construct an argument about racial bias that doesn't withstand even modest scrutiny. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 And besides that, Meyer said, the league’s timeframe is cherry-picked. — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 July 2026 This isn’t news, but Trump carefully cherry-picked his way around it. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 That youthful presence feels almost too current, as the movie’s satire focuses disproportionately on genre discourse cherry-picked from just the last few years. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 June 2026 Bianco argued that crime data put out by the state has been cherry-picked by liberals to make law enforcement look bad. — Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026 Now that Mozilla has revealed a dozen of them, the same critics will surely claim they too were cherry-picked and conceal less accurate results. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026 Grimes said that the defense cherry-picked a series of events from years ago to paint a picture that Dowling conspired with Randazzo and Jones, but that the evidence presented did not show with certainty that is what happened. — ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026 In 2003, the intelligence on Saddam Hussein’s nuclear program was cherry-picked and false. — Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-picked
  1. selected
  2. picked
  3. select
  4. favorite
  5. preferred
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the first stage can handle different solid rocket motors for pre-selected range, speed, and performance profiles, as well as different booster types and other modular components.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Pope Leo Village Homes initiative is underway in Bronzeville with five of the seven area homes under construction and two with selected homeowners.
    — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of selected
Verb
  • Paul picked three wickets in the 19th over to wrap up the innings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The effect was clear in Nevada’s 2024 Senate race, which Democrats narrowly won as nearly 5 percent of voters picked a candidate outside the two major parties.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of picked
Adjective
  • John Fogerty, rising singer-songwriter Emma Ogier, and others are slated to open on select dates.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In practice, that means defaults can differ meaningfully between full-service and select-service properties within the same loyalty portfolio.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of select
Adjective
  • Our customers pair all of their favorite knits back to their favorite pair of jeans that’s vintage or what not.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Ahead, find our favorite chocolate brown suede pieces for fall, including boots, flats, and several fun ways to accessorize.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of favorite
Adjective
  • An Ipsos poll out Friday finds that a majority, or about 51% of the population, say chocolate is their preferred Halloween candy of choice.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Poland never underestimated Russia threat watch now Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of preferred

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“Cherry-picked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherry-picked. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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