as in selects
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
handpicked what she considered to be the cutest kitten from the litter
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Recent Examples of handpicks
Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handpicks
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His firm often selects stone floors for beach houses or lake houses, where water, sand and dirt are likely to be tracked through the space.—
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In an attempt to remedy that, the TIME photo department every year selects the ten images that made us, first, pause…then dig a little deeper into what went into bringing that image to your eyes.—
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In this world, inflation isn’t a bug, but a feature of how the Fed chooses to balance the crisis.—
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Directors chooses three candidates from their district to create the 21-member cohort, who will learn about the local water system and the agency’s projects through webinars and tours of water infrastructure.—
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The robot picks unsorted bearing rings and places them onto a buffer table.—
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Our top picks start at $16, with some even on sale, too.—
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“Handpicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handpicks. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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