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handpicked

Definitions

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  • verb Picked by hand; picked or selected with care.
  • verb Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.

Etymologies

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From hand pick + -ed. Simple past tense and past participle of handpick.

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Examples

  • And as Danny Sullivan pointed out, these could have been terms handpicked because they performed well on the engine.

    The Wolfram Alpha Demo Returns, This Time With Actual Footage Of The Service Jason Kincaid 2005

  • CNN ... why arent you covering all the "handpicked," townhalls for Obama and theliberal dems?

    No media allowed at Palin speech in Missouri 2009

  • Was it mentioned that NO republicans were part of the "handpicked," 164 "guests," to the OBAMACARE OBAMATHON?

    Paper calls on Sanford to resign 2009

  • The AMA rejected OBama's healthcare fiasco months ago ... just days after, the head of the AMA suddenly resigned and was replaced with a "handpicked," selection.

    Obama gets boost from American Medical Association 2009

  • His "handpicked" staff is a bunch of people who don't know what they are doing.

    Poll: Confidence in Obama drops; No gains for GOP 2009

  • Was it mentioned that NO republicans were part of the "handpicked," 164 "guests," to the OBAMACARE OBAMATHON?

    Paper calls on Sanford to resign 2009

  • Carriers are "handpicked," based on internal rating system and industry ratings.

    Road Hazards 2009

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Rigged Gitmo Trials Update'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Among the striking statements in the prosecutors\' messages was an assertion by one that the chief prosecutor had told his subordinates that the members of the military commission that would try the first four defendants would be "handpicked" to ensure that all would be convicted.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Rigged Gitmo Trials Update 2005

  • Among the striking statements in the prosecutors 'messages was an assertion by one that the chief prosecutor had told his subordinates that the members of the military commission that would try the first four defendants would be' handpicked 'to ensure that all would be convicted.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Rigged Gitmo Trials Update 2005

  • Mwanawasa, instrumental in Chiluba's 1991 election victory over longtime ruler Kenneth Kaunda, said most delegates admitted to the crucial party convention were "handpicked" Chiluba supporters from provincial and district committees.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

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