Pick
Pick verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
Usage example: continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp
Both words in one sentence
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Sam uses a shovel and pick, Clara uses a quill pen, and James uses playing cards.
Source: Comic Book / Death Vigil -
Unfortunately Peter Quill takes the time to pick his nose, Rocket to keep his outfit from riding up his crotch, and the slow-motion pacing makes Gamora actually yawn.
Source: Power Walk
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Quill and Pick. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pick/quill
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Quill or Pick. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pick/quill.
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