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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Flagstaff is the site where, nearly a century ago, a telescope lens picked out what was hailed for decades as the ninth planet of our solar system.
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David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Durfee, 24, was a 14th-round pick out of UC Santa Barbara in 2024.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
The former fifth-round pick out of South Carolina started seven games as a rookie, four games the next season, seven games in year three, and just three this season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
The big winner of the ’24 draft, at least so far, was the Athletics, who drafted first baseman Nick Kurtz with the fourth pick out of Wake Forest.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
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David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Durfee, 24, was a 14th-round pick out of UC Santa Barbara in 2024.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
The former fifth-round pick out of South Carolina started seven games as a rookie, four games the next season, seven games in year three, and just three this season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
The big winner of the ’24 draft, at least so far, was the Athletics, who drafted first baseman Nick Kurtz with the fourth pick out of Wake Forest.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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