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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Still, every team can probably pick out at least one year and be concerned.
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2025
Beal, a fifth-round draft pick out of Georgia in 2023, has played sparingly with one sack in 18 games.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Monica Wexle was looking forward to getting her hair up and off her face, picking out bright purple and pink braids to match her own purple hair.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Sep. 2025
Around 140 residents remain in Dosker Manor, Strojan said, many of whom have new units picked out and are waiting for the moving process to begin.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2025
Beal, a fifth-round draft pick out of Georgia in 2023, has played sparingly with one sack in 18 games.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Monica Wexle was looking forward to getting her hair up and off her face, picking out bright purple and pink braids to match her own purple hair.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Sep. 2025
Around 140 residents remain in Dosker Manor, Strojan said, many of whom have new units picked out and are waiting for the moving process to begin.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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