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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Older brother Clark Phillips, a fourth-round pick out of Utah, has played the past three years for the Atlanta Falcons.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Odighizuwa, a 2021 third-round draft pick out of UCLA, signed an extension last March that spanned four years, and of the potential $80 million, $20 million came in a signing bonus on Dallas’ books.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
The 6-foot-2, 204-pound receiver entered the NFL with the Packers in 2022 as a fourth-round pick out of Nevada.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Gilman, 28, first entered the league as a 2020 sixth-round pick out of Notre Dame with the Los Angeles Chargers.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Odighizuwa, a 2021 third-round draft pick out of UCLA, signed an extension last March that spanned four years, and of the potential $80 million, $20 million came in a signing bonus on Dallas’ books.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
The 6-foot-2, 204-pound receiver entered the NFL with the Packers in 2022 as a fourth-round pick out of Nevada.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Gilman, 28, first entered the league as a 2020 sixth-round pick out of Notre Dame with the Los Angeles Chargers.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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