to cream-skim

Examples

• All

• Some universities have been accused of trying to cream-skim the highest-achieving students for their programs.

• Insurance companies sometimes cream-skim by offering the best deals only to low-risk clients.

• Don't cream-skim the applicants!

• The team cream-skimmed the best ideas from the meeting.

• Insurance companies often cream-skim by targeting only low-risk clients to maximize profits.

• Some universities are known to cream-skim the top performers from high schools to bolster their reputation.

• The restaurant decided to cream-skim by focusing on popular dishes that attract the most customers.

Synonyms

P

to pick

vsto cream-skim

∞ 1.0

To choose carefully from a group

means choosing only the best, most profitable, or easiest options from the group

S

to select

vsto cream-skim

823 2.5

To choose someone or something from a group

leans more on profit or ease when choosing, not just suitability

C

to cherry-pick

vsto cream-skim

• Informal

23 6.3

To choose only the best people or things for yourself

focuses on choosing only the most profitable or easiest options, not only self gain

S

to skim off

vsto cream-skim

1 4.6

Take the best people or things from a group, leaving the rest behind

focuses on choosing only the most profitable or easiest options rather than all choices

C

to cream the crop

vsto cream-skim

• Informal

8.5

To choose the best people or things from a group

focuses on choosing only the most profitable or easiest options, not just quality

C

to cream off

vsto cream-skim

7.2

To take the best people or things from a group for themselves

focuses on choosing only the most profitable or easiest options instead of fairness

Antonyms

S

to settle for less

9 4.5

To accept something worse than what you want or deserve

How Selective

to cream-skim

• Jargon

7.8

to select

823 2.5

to choose

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

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Etymology