Synonyms for pick at
pick at

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1. pick at, pluck at, pull atverb

   pluck or pull at with the fingers

   "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse"

   Synonyms:
   pull at, peck, belittle, pluck at, disparage, peck at

2. pick at, peck at, peckverb

   eat like a bird

   "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"

   Synonyms:
   disparage, belittle, pick, pluck at, smack, peck at, hen-peck, pick up, pull at, peck, beak, nag

3. disparage, belittle, pick atverb

   express a negative opinion of

   "She disparaged her student's efforts"

   Synonyms:
   belittle, pluck at, denigrate, disparage, diminish, peck at, pull at, minimize, derogate, peck

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1. • Criticize
   • Pull

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1. Lori Freeman:

   It might seem like a minor crack, but people will dig at that crack and pick at it to indicate those changes weren't based in real science or data because it was not published, i do watch Fox News, just because Fox News's instructional to see what they're thinking, and I see Fox News all the time --' The CDC changed this and they haven't published the data yet.'.

2. Christopher Wylie:

   Cambridge Analytica will try to pick at whatever mental weakness or vulnerability that we think you have and try to warp your perception of what's real around you, if you are looking to create an information weapon, the battle space you operate in is social media. That is where the fight happens.