PICKS OVER Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

picks over

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present tense third-person singular of pick over

as in checks (out)

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As these legal complaints shake out, and UC Davis audits its own processes, former members of UC Davis’ championship-winning equestrian team are figuring out how to move forward.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
In Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam, workers report intimidation, surveillance and firing threats to suppress organizing—all tactics that audits routinely miss.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of audits

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Also missing is network security software that scans for malware and other network security threats.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
The programs may also feature software that scans the internet, social platforms and public databases for potential threats.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of scans

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The execution of the only woman on Tennessee's death row was paused at the 11th hour as a federal appeals court reviews the case.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Maybe the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the federal interagency board which reviews overseas buyers’ acquisitions, will go on to okay the arrangement, as required.

— Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of reviews

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For more on this, check out STAT’s Katie Palmer’s excellent addition to her timely series Paying for AI, which examines how new clinical AI tools influence the affordability of health care and patients’ long-term health.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Given how closely the film examines Musk’s ties to the far right, why not explore that incident further?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of examines

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The technician inspects the problem and reports back to the provider.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Tarrant County inspects and scores all food-service establishments in the county except for those in Fort Worth, Arlington, Euless and North Richland Hills.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of inspects

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Bass said her review would be a top-down evaluation that also scrutinizes the roles of dispatchers, supervisors and others involved in responding to reports of people behaving erratically.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
The Supreme Court ruling scrutinizes the decisions of Oakland County Circuit Judge Kwame Rowe, who oversaw the teen shooter's guilty plea and handed down the sentence after hearing emotional testimony from the victims' parents.

— Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of scrutinizes

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Her work explores themes of memory, identity and the emotional textures of daily life.

— New York Times Games, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
New Investigation Discovery series The Serial Killer Connection explores those through the case of true monster Richard Evonitz, who kidnapped and killed at least three teenage girls in the '80s and '90s.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of explores

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Democratic California Attorney General Rob Bonta subpoenaed OpenAI on Wednesday as the state investigates cybersecurity incidents involving the AI company and its models.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Based in Los Angeles, McMillian investigates the historical and socioeconomic forces shaping American culture, particularly that of the American South.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2026

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