pick over

verb

Definition of pick overnext
as in to check (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick over
  1. review
  2. inspect
  3. examine
  4. investigate
  5. scan
  6. scrutinize
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  • Internally, Newcastle reviewed the transfer to try to work out what actually happened.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The findings of the second report — which reviewed pretext stops by officers from other units in January — are expected to be presented at an upcoming commission meeting.
    — Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of review
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  • Engineers need to inspect those structures without cutting them apart or damaging them.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Some walked up to inspect it themselves, convinced West had to have something available.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspect
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  • Movie night this past week was Taylor Sheridan’s Wind River, an absolutely devastating neo-Western that examines the injustice many Native American women face on and off the reservation.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Now, in this new study, the international team examined the curious fossil under cross-polarized light, allowing more of its structure to be visible.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of examine
Verb
  • Police investigated the death of Holmes for 18 months before charging Vaughn, Early and Brown in March 1990.
    — Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Gibson Dunn, an external law firm, investigated and dismissed Love’s complaints.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of investigate
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  • While LinkedIn matchmakers are strictly prohibited under the platform’s guidelines, professional matchmakers recommend researching potential partners online, including scanning their LinkedIn profiles.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Many shuffled between the help desk and the hospital notice board, clutching photographs and scanning injured patients' lists in the hope of finding them.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of scan
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  • What the Dolphins will do at linebacker will be heavily scrutinized.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Steven Finkelstein of the University of Texas at Austin is leading a program that will hunt for very bright, very distant galaxies that Roman and other observatories could nonetheless scrutinize in lavish detail.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrutinize
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“Pick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20over. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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