pick out

verb

Definition of pick outnext
as in to make out

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Recent Examples of pick out Another claimed to be able to pick out digestive bleeding and cell necrosis. — Marta Zaraaska, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026 Marshall, a 2025 fifth-round pick out of Florida, allowed touchdown receptions each of the past two weeks but was seemingly in pretty good position on both. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 After dwindling minutes over the Heat’s first three games, there were none for the 2022 first-round pick out of Serbia in the fourth game, Monday night’s home loss to the Dallas Mavericks. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 Customers pick out items at one price, then get hit with a higher bill at checkout. — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pick out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick out
  1. make out
  2. identify
  3. pick up
  4. sight
  5. notice
  6. view
  7. perceive
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  • The technical is to make a vegan chocolate sponge cake and ganache with frosting that seems like it is made out of the leftover slime from a kindergartner’s slumber party.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Think T-shirts, sweatpants, clothes made out of unorthodox materials like paper, or even more exciting, recognizable items like sweaters or coats turned into new works.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of make out
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  • Digital twins of wind turbines can combine operational data with engineering models to assess performance under changing wind conditions and identify maintenance requirements.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The letter was shared as Haitian police and foreign forces continue to battle gangs, with Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé announcing on X late Friday that a gang leader was killed, without identifying him.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of identify
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  • The teen is picking up extra shifts at work to help pay for food for her family in Johnson County and help her father pay for commissary food in Leavenworth.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Schaefer and Eklund, two of the Islanders’ young cornerstones, came up with key contributions while each picking up a point for the fourth straight game.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of pick up
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  • Trump said upon sighting CNN’s journalist-as-jump scare Kaitlan Collins.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
  • For hunters looking for the best long range cartridge of that time, O’Connor suggested sighting in at 300 yards.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of sight
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  • As the story goes, in 2010, director Guillermo del Toro, who now has seven of his films on the Criterion Collection boutique label, was visiting the company and noticed a walk-in closet near the front doors.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Make the adjustment, give it a chance, and notice whether your day becomes easier to move through.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of notice
Verb
  • Those interested can enter at West 72nd Street and Columbus Avenue, where they’ll be guided through a security checkpoint and then can roam between West 77th and 81st Streets to view the balloons.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But virtual care should be viewed as a starting point rather than the destination.
    — Soniya Bopache, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of view
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  • The index measures perceived public-sector corruption, not any one president’s conduct, and the slide has continued under presidents of both parties.
    — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026
  • An off-leash dog might be perceived as a threat to a bear or its cubs.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of perceive

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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20out. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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