as in tidy
being clean and in good order
if your room is all picked up, you can go to the party
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as in mastered
to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in
he has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks
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as in assembled
to bring together in one body or place
pick up all of your things because we have to be off this beach before dark
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as in bought
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
could you pick up some milk at the store?
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as in gained
to gradually increase in
the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat
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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa
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as in arrested
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food
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as in cleaned house
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff
I thought you said you had picked up, so why are these things still lying around the rec room?
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as in resumed
to begin again or return to after an interruption
after the protestors were removed from the auditorium, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off
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as in trimmed
to make neat
the boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while
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Recent Examples of picked up
Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
The premiere picked up 10 months after the events of Season 1, during which a mass casualty event unfolded in the final episodes.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said Arizmendi drove to Sacramento, picked up the child in his car and began driving back to Los Angeles with the boy.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The chances of getting picked up by a network are so slim, right?
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Right when the final word left their mouth, Lee picked up the bouquet of roses and handed it to two girls in the front.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
The Pacers also finished without head coach Rick Carlisle, who picked up two technical fouls in the third quarter and was ejected.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
Hulu had originally picked up 20 episodes of the series back in 2023, with the first batch of 10 episodes debuting as Season 14 earlier this year.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, Peacock announced that Days has been picked up for two more seasons.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Officially, Denver picked up only 1 inch of snow at Denver International Airport.
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That’s fine because Wayfair has storage containers, utility carts, and decorative bins to get you back on the tidy track.—
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Overflowing with furniture and decor to breathe new life into your home and make any room tidier, there are so many helpful pieces worth buying.—
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Jonathan Bailey has mastered the art of capturing hearts.—
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Most fans of the show have likely been bracing themselves to see how Hemsworth takes on a character Cavill has long mastered.—
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Early prototypes shown at CES were assembled rapidly for demonstration, but Lumus says the underlying architecture avoids exotic materials.—
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The incident, captured on video by multiple bystanders, occurred as a group of people allegedly assembled to block ICE officers who were conducting an immigration enforcement operation.—
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The Hurricanes are a plus-3 in the playoffs (five gained, two lost) and plus-12 on the season (25 gained, 13 lost), while Ole Miss is plus-2 in playoffs (four gained, two lost) and even on the season (14 gained, 14 lost).—
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Thus, over time, Williams gained appreciation for Johnson’s motives, for his communication style, most of all for his consistency.—
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By Saturday the ban was lifted, but several vacationers were forced into extended vacations waiting for their next trip home.—
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Or at least the craziest until Malinin began doing on ice back flips during the 2024-25 season after the International Skating Union, the sport’s global governing body, lifted a ban on the stunt.—
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Adolescence follows a 13-year-old boy, Jamie Miller (Cooper), who is accused and arrested for murdering a teenage girl in his class.—
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Local officials have called for immigration authorities to leave the city and for the officer behind the shooting to be arrested.—
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At the time of writing, there is still a huge degree of uncertainty as to when or how SNAP benefits will be resumed, leaving millions of recipients in the dark.—
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Then-Chief Jacqueline Gwinn-Villaroel established that practice in August 2023 when LMPD resumed investigating shootings in-house.—
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By the time the strike began, patrol had trimmed its ask significantly.—
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Stocks that dominated portfolios in 2025 are now being trimmed to finance new positions elsewhere.—
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“Picked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked%20up. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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