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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He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1965, the fifth overall pick out of Cal.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026
There is less of that required, Payton said, with Coleman, the team’s fourth-round pick out of the University of Washington.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Lepley, 24, was a third-round draft pick out of UCLA in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 8 May 2026
Perusing the displays, Cancela picked out a 14K gold, guardian-angel charm as well as an azabache, a black stone Cubans wear to ward off the evil eye.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026
There is less of that required, Payton said, with Coleman, the team’s fourth-round pick out of the University of Washington.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Lepley, 24, was a third-round draft pick out of UCLA in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 8 May 2026
Perusing the displays, Cancela picked out a 14K gold, guardian-angel charm as well as an azabache, a black stone Cubans wear to ward off the evil eye.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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