Word info

cherry picking

Speech parts

1. cherry picking - Noun

2. cherry picking - Verb

Meaning

cherry picking

present participle of cherry pick

cherry picking (uncountable)

The selection of desirable items and rejection of undesirable ones in order to obtain an advantage or present something in the best possible light.

cherry-picking

present participle of cherry-pick

cherry-picking

Alternative spelling of cherry picking

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

cherry-picking

Examples

Most people didn't have the bandwidth to download whole albums. And so it brought back this cherry picking idea that the audience would focus on certain songs and possibly be the impetus behind what eventually got on AM radio: the single or whatever. Todd Rundgren

More often than not, mainstream reporting on even the most incoherent and contradictory Trump briefing consists of cherry-picking quotes that make him sound coherent, and in no way indicate the true nature of the lunacy. Source: Internet

Adherence is based on an “all or nothing” approach; cherry-picking is not allowed. Source: Internet

Also, tree trimming and cutting crews have been out on the roads here and there with their cherry-picking towers. Source: Internet

By default, no suffix is added when cherry-picking a change. Source: Internet

But he said he received the updated profit margin data from AT&T at the last minute, and accused Petrocelli of cherry-picking that data to reach the lower number. Source: Internet

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