PICK OUT Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

pick out

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Definition of pick out

as in to make out

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Recent Examples of pick out A little further south at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA, Makayla Rivera will pick out a knee-high boot from her collection. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Willis is a fourth-round pick out of Washington who didn't play guard at all in college. — CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026 Malik Nabers, whom the Giants hope will be ready for Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys, is another first-round pick out of LSU who has shown flashes of greatness. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 So the Giants’ 2019 fifth-round pick out of Auburn has been here before. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pick out

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Sculptural pieces are blown and shaped using innovative molds made out of paper or wood; organic curves or impressions are added in the soft glass.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
But the question for Jeffries, of just how much of an example to make out of the betrayal, was immediately complicated by several factors.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of make out

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Programs such as HyCAT are intended to provide more frequent opportunities to test technologies in realistic flight conditions, potentially allowing developers to identify problems earlier and iterate more quickly.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Plaintiffs sought information identifying people involved in conceiving, creating, and carrying out the fund.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of identify

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On October 4, 2016, the famously quiet, reserved fighter picked up her phone, opened her Twitter (now ‘X’ ) app and clicked on the ‘search’ function.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Four Twins relievers allowed two hits over four scoreless innings, with Yoendrys Gomez picking up his 21st save.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of pick up

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The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy created and runs Sharktivity, a shark-sighting and resource app designed to keep beachgoers apprised of the sharks’ presence.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Why Interstate 5 crossing matters Most of that recovery has taken place east of Interstate 5, making the Lake County sighting particularly significant, experts say.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of sight

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Nope, the way van den Berg is wired, nothing else made sense but a full-launch cannonball and a hope that everyone around him might notice the splash.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Fans of the 1998 cult classic are sure to notice that Bullock’s character Sally Owens’s daughters, Kylie and Antonia, have been recast.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of notice

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Earlier in the year, the Yankees viewed Jones as a platoon bat, with nearly the entirety of his playing time coming against right-handers.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, widely viewed as a possible 2028 presidential contender, has mostly stayed away from campaign events even as many of his Cabinet colleagues have taken increasingly visible roles in the midterm push.

— James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of view

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The AfD was created in 2013 as a small anti-euro party before morphing into an anti-migrant force that tapped into voter frustration over immigration and the strains many Germans perceive on housing, jobs and public services.

— Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
But a 2023 study found that construction professionals perceived the fast-track strategy as posing a different set of risks, including construction errors and productivity declines, when better productivity is supposed to be the whole point.

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

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