pick over
verb
picked over; picking over; picks over
: to examine in order to select the best or remove the unwanted
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While there is a growing belief that most of the valuable IP for Hollywood has already been picked over, there is a sizable and valuable segment of the market no one is paying attention to: IP from disabled writers and creatives.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
Back to 1968: that was the last time Democratic bosses rammed through a presidential pick over the objections of ordinary party members angry and fearful about a war many young men were drafted into.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
Picking the Twins Molitor had his pick over the winter.
—Scott Miller, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024
Our checkbook is left open to be picked over like a pigeon on a french fry.
—Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
Back to 1968: that was the last time Democratic bosses rammed through a presidential pick over the objections of ordinary party members angry and fearful about a war many young men were drafted into.
—Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
Picking the Twins Molitor had his pick over the winter.
—Scott Miller, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024
Our checkbook is left open to be picked over like a pigeon on a french fry.
—Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2024
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“Pick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20over. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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