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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Wilson, 24, knows it after being the team’s first-round pick out of Ohio State in 2022.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The Christmas hymn was originally intended for a choir with a string quartet, percussion and piano, but Amato picked out a solo piano version of the piece written by musician Dan Forrest.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Point guard Jalen Pickett, the second-round pick out of Penn State, scored a career-high 29 points.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Phone cameras are a great way to pick out faint auroras before your eyes spot them.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The Christmas hymn was originally intended for a choir with a string quartet, percussion and piano, but Amato picked out a solo piano version of the piece written by musician Dan Forrest.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Point guard Jalen Pickett, the second-round pick out of Penn State, scored a career-high 29 points.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Phone cameras are a great way to pick out faint auroras before your eyes spot them.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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