First choice
Pick and first choice are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pick" instead a noun phrase "First choice".
Pick
Pick noun - A person or thing that is chosen.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Pick the wrong dialogue option when talking to Charlotte in the very first choice of the game, before you've even talked to Darcy?
Source: Guide Dang It / Visual Novels -
Even bigger, the form is portrayed as his favourite alien, despite all previous shows having Ben's first choice for most situations (at least when the Omnitrix lets him pick) be a huge muscular bruiser like Four Arms or Humungousaur.
Source: Remember the New Guy -
All it's randomized...all the spaces on the grid you have to hit could be all clustered in one corner, and the first choice you pick happens to be right on the other side, in a row and column that won't help you.
Source: Luck-Based Mission
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