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as in choosey
hard to please
a picky cat who would only eat one particular kind of food, and only if it was served in his special dish
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as in selective
tending to select carefully
she's picky, but she always finds the best quality in fresh meat and fish
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Recent Examples of picky
Both have kid’s menus with five options for picky eaters.
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Alev Aktar, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
Arguably not, as the optical quality here is similar, and the lenses are similarly picky about head positioning, which is improved in the standard Quest 3.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Don't use them as meal replacements Davis says to avoid offering baby food pouches as a replacement for meals entirely or as daily fillers between meals for children who are already picky eaters.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 25 Oct. 2024
Parents of picky eaters may be particularly vulnerable to this kind of marketing.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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But at highly selective private colleges like those in the Ivy League for example, students from the bottom 20% of the income distribution have consistently made up only about 5% of the student bodies at these institutions across the last century.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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While the most elite schools are still highly selective, the general trend among U.S. colleges recently has been rising acceptance rates, according to a September study from the American Enterprise Institute.Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
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As the consumer gets increasingly choosy , Ma said Costco is also a preferable play because of its focus on value.Alex Harring, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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Despite some recent sales shortfalls, Signet has been effectively navigating a highly price-promotional retail landscape where consumers have become increasingly choosy.David Moin, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
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Target missed the mark, while Walmart nailed it — a difference that partly comes down to bargain-hungry customers’ finicky appetites for nonessentials, analysts say.Rob Wile, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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The joystick works fine, but the double-tap gesture to switch between noise cancellation and transparency modes can be a bit finicky.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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For most financial institutions, though, instant change isn’t always a selling point, as sensitive customer data cannot move between servers and networks without careful and methodical oversight.Forbes, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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The cost of the fire hasn’t just been financial – the careful cleaning and restoration has stolen some of the mystical gloom and charm that visitors will remember.Joseph Ataman, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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It's been so nice to see everyone with other big dogs who have had similar experiences.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Cowing, meanwhile, did a nice job securing punts in as the snow fell.Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 4 Dec. 2024
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That gives you more options for getting fussy cats in or out.Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sheen plays Aziraphale, a fussy angel and rare-book dealer, while Tennant plays the fast-living demon Crowley.Peter White, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jonathan Pryce plays the persnickety headmaster who prefers to keep politics outside the school walls.Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
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Kurkdjian’s policies as head of the department reflect both a persnickety attention to detail and an obsession with creative autonomy.Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Hemsworth in particular sounds more and more like the original voice of Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen, as the film progresses.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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What was the Christmas star Religious texts give reports of a particular star, the Star of Bethlehem, which guided the prophets and religious philosophers of the time, Throop said.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Picky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picky. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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