cherry-picked 1 of 2

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
Yes, these stats are cherry-picked. — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 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 Each fin features quotations cherry-picked from a century of glowing Phantom press reviews. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025 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 Rather quickly, the bears came out and presumed that Blue Owl cherry-picked the best loans and sold most of them to the three arms-length investors and the rest to the captive insurance company. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026 In 2003, the intelligence on Saddam Hussein’s nuclear program was cherry-picked and false. — Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherry-picked
  1. selected
  2. picked
  3. select
  4. favorite
  5. preferred
Adjective
  • Some cool features include a kill switch that automatically disconnects you from the internet if the VPN connection fails, as well as split tunneling that allows selected apps to use the VPN connection while others transmit data in clear text.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • These pre-selected fighter pilots and their families moved into their apartments during the summer of 1960 after residing at the Frunze Central Airfield in Moscow.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of selected
Verb
  • The Seattle Mariners were one of the teams that most people picked to win the World Series, or at least make a deep run into the playoffs.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Mengel, who has directed such drama series as My Different Ways and Supplex, and his creative collaborators will bring The Guest to the Czech spa town as the first Danish film picked for Karlovy Vary’s Crystal Globe Competition since 2015.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Definition of picked
Adjective
  • Enjoy benefits like skipping the counter at select locations, adding an additional driver at no additional cost*, and vehicle upgrades**.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Available for purchase now on Disneyland’s website, the 1-day, 1-park Disneyland Resort Evening Ticket is valid for select nights at either Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure Park.
    — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
Definition of select
Adjective
  • Right on time, a loyal customer walks in and heads straight to his favorite spot.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • Check out more of my favorite beauty products from this year below.
    — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Definition of favorite
Adjective
  • Meline Rosales, Mike Winters Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • And unlike conventional transmissions with a finite number of gears, an eCVT can move through a practically infinite number of gear ratios over a specified range based on your preferred cadence.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 5 July 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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