Gained and Picked up

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Picked up and gained are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Picked up" instead an adjective "Gained".

Nearby Words: gain, gaining, gainer

Picked up adjective - Being clean and in good order.

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Gained and picked up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gained" instead an adjective phrase "Picked up".

When Toonami picked up the rights to air it, they gained the rights to air it first.

Source: Anime / Space Dandy
He later gained control over his powers, became a superhero, and picked up a sidekick, Toro, who was also on fire, but a human boy mutated by radiation rather than an android.

Source: Playing with Fire
However, one Mark Stephens picked up the column and gained much fame with the Cringely name in the '90s.

Source: "X" Makes Anything Cool

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