"cherry picking" meaning in All languages combined

See cherry picking on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cherry picking (uncountable)
  1. The selection of desirable items and rejection of undesirable ones in order to obtain an advantage or present something in the best possible light. Tags: uncountable Translations (selection of desirable items to obtain an advantage): rusinanpoiminta (Finnish), cueillette de cerises [feminine] (French), picorage [masculine] (French), Rosinenpickerei [feminine] (German), Rosinenpicken [neuter] (German), mazsolázás (Hungarian), mazsolázgatás (Hungarian), kimazsolázás (Hungarian), szemezgetés (Hungarian), cımbızlama safsatası (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cherry_picking-en-noun-vL99~p8J

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cherry picking
  1. present participle and gerund of cherry pick Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: cherry pick
    Sense id: en-cherry_picking-en-verb-75MDi-hG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 20 80

Alternative forms

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