- to select with great care: Out of the scores of zombie movies, this reviewer has cherry-picked some of the best ones for fans.
- to select (data, examples, etc.) strategically so as to support a particular view or conclusion: The company systematically cherry-picked data to ensure their products passed quality control tests.
- (in retail use) to buy only the sale items and ignore the other merchandise.
- to choose or take the best or most profitable of (a number of things), esp for one's own benefit or gain
