cherry-picking

A form of cherry-pick — To pick out the best or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cherry-pick
noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of cherry picking.

    But the most seismic change is the shift to being supportive of open access. In practice, most of the industry has collectively opposed this for the past 25 years. The Department for Transport has been particularly hostile, seeing it as little more than cherry-picking.

    2023 February 22, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: A farewell to micro-management”, in RAIL, number 977, page 3

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
à la carte
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APA

cherry-picking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry-picking

MLA

“cherry-picking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry-picking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cherry-picking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry-picking.

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