plucked

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When a violin string is plucked, it produces a main tone along with a series of overtones.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Normally, top mandarins are plucked from the British civil service for the Washington post.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Paul, the first contestant not to be plucked from the Bachelor Nation, broke that mould in many ways.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

He’ll have a funny way of showing it, but Cronin likes the guys he recruited or plucked from the transfer portal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

A skinny bald man—who sort of resembled a plucked chicken in a bright blue suit—strutted out the lobby door.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein