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as in to master
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 to collect
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 to buy
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 to gain
to gradually increase in
the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat
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as in to lift
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 to arrest
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 to clean 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 to resume
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 to trim
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 pick up
Annie Blackman, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Monday marked a bump in the road after a solid start this year, which had picked up where 2025 left off.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
The latest book picks up where the Heated Rivalry sequel, The Long Game, left off, with Shane and Ilya's relationship entering an exciting — and terrifying — new stage.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
In its Cannes premiere, Sirāt won a Jury Prize, with Ray picking up the Cannes Soundtrack Award.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2026
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Calvin Klein Cotton Modal Thong Speaking of Valentine’s Day, picking up a fresh pair of comfy-cute undies is my favorite way to celebrate.
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The Cowboys have mastered the art of entertaining and interesting better than any sports franchise in the world, but there is a redundancy that to the person who spends a lot of their money on it is justifiably checked out.—
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At the sound level, our engineer is a guy who makes all the greatest dance music in the Latin world right now [Josh Gudwin is the records’ mixing engineer and Dale Becker mastering engineer].—
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The following burglaries are from reports collected from the Little Rock Police Department.—
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Since then, she's collected 45 years' worth of passport stamps, crossing off destinations like Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Thailand, Bhutan, Morocco, and Kenya on her travel wish list.—
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More than 5,000 people have bought it at Amazon and given it high ratings.—
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A lot of schools are running black and gold days on Monday, so local people are coming in, and travelers are buying stuff to wear to the game.—
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These special moments have helped the monks’ walk gain traction on social media, where their Facebook following recently surpassed 1 million followers.—
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As the protests gained momentum, Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah, began posting messages calling for a general uprising.—
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The mission will lift off from the Kennedy Space Center, where SpaceX will also launch the Crew-12 astronauts.—
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Syria’s transitional president has succeeded in lifting the siege.—
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Trey Rose, 27, who was also arrested, met Samson Nacua at another location and got in the car, also not knowing the car belonged to someone else, according to a sheriff’s detective who declined to be named.—
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Nasyrova was arrested on March 20, 2017 and eventually sentenced to 21 years in prison for poisoning Tsvyk and stealing her identification.—
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The Yankees recently resumed interviewing candidates after pausing over the holidays.—
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According to the report, Maersk is working out schedule readjustments out with Hapag-Lloyd to resume the Suez transits.—
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Kondrat suggests trimming off the rotten, mushy tissue and letting the plant and soil dry out for 2 weeks or so.—
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Adhere to Best Practices When Cutting As with trimming the branches of trees that overhang your property, make your cuts with an eye to the health of the bush.—
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“Pick up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20up. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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