cherry-pick
gb/t͡ʃˈɛɹi pˈɪk/ us/t͡ʃˈɛɹi pˈɪk/
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select only the best items
To choose only the best or easiest people or things and leave the others.
Exemplos
- The report was criticized for cherry-picking data that supported the company’s position.
- They cherry-pick the top students from schools all over the country.
- The article accuses the government of cherry-picking the facts it shares with the public.
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cherry-pick
AFI
GB/t͡ʃˈɛɹi pˈɪk/
US/t͡ʃˈɛɹi pˈɪk/
Sílabas e tonicidade
cherry - pick (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (cherry)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: cherry-pick
- 3rd Person Singular: cherry-picks
- Present Participle: cherry-picking
- Past: cherry-picked
- Past Participle: cherry-picked
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