pick out
verb
picked out; picking out; picks out
2
: to play the notes of by ear or one by one
picking out tunes on the piano
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Inspired by an unsolved robbery in Langley’s neighborhood, the trio started work on the first Flock prototype, an Android phone camera in a waterproof box that took pictures of cars and picked out license plates that could then be searched via an app.
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Watch for all of the rest of the games in our main week’s picks out every Thursday online and Friday in print.
—Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
That timing mechanism is what allows the brain to pick out a voice in a noisy room or focus on one object.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
After you're done, pick out any debris to discard.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Watch for all of the rest of the games in our main week’s picks out every Thursday online and Friday in print.
—Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
That timing mechanism is what allows the brain to pick out a voice in a noisy room or focus on one object.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
After you're done, pick out any debris to discard.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pick out
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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