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Definitions

pick on

VERB
nag
Synonyms
STRONGEST
badger bully get at tease torment
WEAK
bait blame carp cavil criticize find fault foment get to goad hector incite instigate pick at provoke quibble start

Example Sentences

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When the NFL draft begins on Thursday night, Commissioner Roger Goodell will hardly need to glance at an index card to know that the Raiders intended to use the first overall pick on Mendoza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

This was a sport that everyone loved to pick on for being increasingly irrelevant, and now we’re arguing about a ridiculous non-event before the schedule has started.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

I have been burned by the latter before, so I shied away from doing a pre-earnings pick on SharkNinja in early November.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Maybe Mike Tyson should pick on someone his own size.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

“Oh, boloney, Claude. Why do you always pick on my gra...”

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg