pick through

verb

To look through a group or list in order to select what one desires.

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Meanings

verbpick through (third-person singular simple present picks through, present participle picking through, simple past and past participle picked through)

present singular third person picks through · participle present picking through · participle past picked through · past picked through

  1. transitiveTo look through a group or list in order to select what one desires.
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APA

pick through. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20through

MLA

“pick through.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20through. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pick through,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20through.

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