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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick out
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But for Frank, making out with all of his lovers while splashing around in a swimming pool might actually be worth dying for.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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Rather than leather, the eyestay is made out of a rougher material, and an unshrouded tongue leaves its foam out for onlookers to see.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Witnesses said a silver Ford sedan fled the scene, and detectives later identified the driver as 57-year-old Humberto Munoz Gatica of Laguna Niguel, according to The Register.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Tarrant County Medical Examiner will publicly identify the person who died.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Just pick up a book that was translated from another language.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The west slopes of the central Appalachians could pick up several inches Monday.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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There were at least 89 waterspouts sighted on the Great Lakes between Oct. 21-26, the International Centre for Waterspout Research reported.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 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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Teams that set meeting windows, encourage short breaks, and support ergonomic basics may notice steadier output and fewer end-of-week slumps, especially when people adjust lighting, seat height, and screen distance to reduce eye strain.—
Jason Phillips,
IndyStar,
11 Nov. 2025
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And when his hospital finally reopened, in February of the following year, doctors began noticing unexpected changes.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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 15 Nov. 2025.
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