Handpick and Select

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Handpick verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Usage example: handpicked what she considered to be the cutest kitten from the litter

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Select and handpick are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Select" instead a verb "Handpick".

Select verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Usage example: selected only two people out of 300 applicants for the summer internship

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Handpick and select are semantically related. You can use "Handpick" instead a verb "Select".

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