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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What is the best way to go about picking out a present for a person?
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Dec. 2025
McEntire, 70, opened up about her engagement to Linn, 68, telling USA TODAY that the actor picked out the ring, rose gold and set with black diamonds, and presented it on bended knee on Christmas Eve 2024.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Choose a pre-cut Fraser fir tree or pick out your own from a field.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2025
Luna and Miles picked out their best clothes to join their parents for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Dec. 2025
McEntire, 70, opened up about her engagement to Linn, 68, telling USA TODAY that the actor picked out the ring, rose gold and set with black diamonds, and presented it on bended knee on Christmas Eve 2024.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Choose a pre-cut Fraser fir tree or pick out your own from a field.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2025
Luna and Miles picked out their best clothes to join their parents for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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