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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The former first-round pick out of Auburn missed three NBA preseason games due to shoulder bursitis before getting cleared to return for the regular season.
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Gardner was the fourth overall pick out of Cincinnati in 2020, with Wilson being selected six picks later.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
With nothing but West Ham’s rapidly retreating defence in front of him, and an instant four-on-four, Guimaraes drove forward before picking out Murphy to his right, in a position to isolate left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf with a one-vs-one.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
This is the perfect time of year to slip into an ultra-soft flannel set or pick out a playful print that sets the holiday mood.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Gardner was the fourth overall pick out of Cincinnati in 2020, with Wilson being selected six picks later.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
With nothing but West Ham’s rapidly retreating defence in front of him, and an instant four-on-four, Guimaraes drove forward before picking out Murphy to his right, in a position to isolate left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf with a one-vs-one.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
This is the perfect time of year to slip into an ultra-soft flannel set or pick out a playful print that sets the holiday mood.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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