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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That’s what made Tuesday night’s 130-117 victory over the Sacramento Kings such an outlier with the Swedish 2024 second-round pick out of Arizona.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 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 3, but just three this season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Several shams were designed by AD100 designers like Sarah Sherman Samuel and fabric savants like Scalamandre, which makes picking out just one or two among the robust selection of textures, shapes, and materials a lofty task.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026
In the middle of a crowd, Woolf begins observing faces and professions, picking out individuals.
—Bonnie Tsui, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 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 3, but just three this season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Several shams were designed by AD100 designers like Sarah Sherman Samuel and fabric savants like Scalamandre, which makes picking out just one or two among the robust selection of textures, shapes, and materials a lofty task.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026
In the middle of a crowd, Woolf begins observing faces and professions, picking out individuals.
—Bonnie Tsui, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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