as in to make out
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Recent Examples of pick out
This is a less technical type of cross than trying to pick out an attacker from a standing position.
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
This is the perfect time of year to slip into an ultra-soft flannel set or pick out a playful print that sets the holiday mood.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2025
By Next Gen Stats data, the 2021 first-round pick out of Alabama had been targeted 34 times as the nearest man in coverage and allowed 20 catches for 200 yards and no touchdowns.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Rookie Connor Colby, a seventh-round draft pick out of Iowa, has started in his place.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
This is the perfect time of year to slip into an ultra-soft flannel set or pick out a playful print that sets the holiday mood.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2025
By Next Gen Stats data, the 2021 first-round pick out of Alabama had been targeted 34 times as the nearest man in coverage and allowed 20 catches for 200 yards and no touchdowns.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Rookie Connor Colby, a seventh-round draft pick out of Iowa, has started in his place.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
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The tops of the shoes are made out of a durable and comfortable natural hemp blend in the shade ivory.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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Tiesi could be referring to her costar Chelsea Lazkani, who previously got divorced from her husband of seven years, Jeff Lazkani, after Bre gave her a heads up that he was allegedly seen making out with another woman.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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When the bodies of the drowned are retrieved, they’re sent to Alexandroupoli to be identified.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The latest transfer of remains comes after Hamas handed over the bodies of two deceased hostages on Thursday evening, identified as Amiram Cooper, 84, and Sahar Baruch, 25.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Dodgers star was also on the mound on three days rest as Los Angeles hoped for a Hollywood ending despite a unique rule that could have prevented him from picking up the bat and taking the mound in the same game.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Lee has protested at the Broadview ICE facility on several recent Fridays, taking issue with how ICE is picking up allegedly undocumented immigrants in the Chicago area, and how federal agents are deploying tear gas during protests in neighborhoods.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Reason to hope As a result of their rarity from the 1950s to 1980s, scientists – including myself – believed that any flamingos sighted intermittently around Florida were not wild birds but rather escapees from captive populations.—
Jerome Lorenz,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, there might be a Taylor Swift sighting at the game too.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Harvey brings a distinctive approach to the nuclear narrative, one shaped by childhood memories of hearing about French President Jacques Chirac and the Rainbow Warrior bombing, but noticing the absence of First Nations voices in those stories.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Victims may not notice until much later, when more money has been taken.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Electric roads are viewed as part of a broader charging ecosystem rather than a replacement for static chargers.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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At least once or twice a week, his estimators need to be in either Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio to view a site.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Morant situation unfolded after the team's 117-112 loss to the Lakers, during which some perceived that the Grizzlies star displayed a lack of effort.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mainstream society, generally intent on grooming doctors, lawyers, accountants, scientists, engineers, and computer coders, perceived a student learning a working-class skilled trade as somehow lowly, poorly compensated, a second-class citizen.—
Stephen Tave,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20out. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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