Better
Better verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.
Picked up
Picked up adjective - Being clean and in good order.
Both terms in one sentence
- The situation got better in 2012, when Netflix picked up the show, but only for the USA.
- You think he would have picked up something better at an alien pawn shop, but nope.
Source: Cassette Craze - Ironically enough, a large contingent of Sonic fans consider it better than the other four shows that did get picked up.
Source: Pilot
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