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Recent Examples of pick out
Allen, a second-round pick out of Georgia, will likely take over at middle linebacker for Zaire Franklin, who was traded to the Green Bay Packers in March.
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James Boyd, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Use a spoon or your fingers to carefully pick out the affected fruit and discard.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 12 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
Washington’s first-round pick out of Ohio State displayed his preternatural ability and football smarts as rookies convened in Ashburn, Virginia.
—Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
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James Boyd, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Use a spoon or your fingers to carefully pick out the affected fruit and discard.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 12 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
Washington’s first-round pick out of Ohio State displayed his preternatural ability and football smarts as rookies convened in Ashburn, Virginia.
—Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick out
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For those reasons, along with the air pollution effects, many researchers argue that ethanol isn’t as green a fuel as it is sometimes made out to be.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
22 May 2026
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And, if possible, make out with other hot transsexuals on your way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Speaking from the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center in Ohio, Shirilla and the other person, who's not identified, talk about media coverage of the case.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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Authorities identified two of the people who died as Micah Rascon, 51, and Georgia Rascon, 49.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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Starship's launch today helps put it back on track toward meeting that goal, but SpaceX will have to pick up its launch cadence significantly.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
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The shorter duration of this program, which is the reason weight loss cannot be expected to pay such dividends as out west (where programs spill over a week), is not only extremely pleasant but also still gives you more than enough time to pick up new behaviors and carry them home.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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All the meteors Tupman sighted appeared to emanate from the zodiacal constellation of Aquarius the Water Bearer.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 May 2026
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Since late March, velella have been sighted on beaches in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Luis Obispo County, and along the coast of Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange counties.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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In an inversion of the more common critical reception of an emerging artist, this new writer’s poetry was often noticed but seldom admired, notwithstanding the Daily Mirror’s snide enthusiasm.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The biggest change many Coloradans will notice is the temperature.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The girls were aware they were being viewed and knew the reasons why; they were made more special than any other and the world wanted to experience such a treasure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The Falcons finished their second OTA session under coach Kevin Stefanski on Tuesday, battling patented summer heat in their first open-to-media viewing period of full-team practice.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
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The result marks another trophy for the president’s collection in his ongoing bid to oust Republicans perceived as disloyal to him.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Historically, Bundibugyo has been perceived as much less of a risk than the Zaire and Sudan ebolaviruses, because of the infrequency of the outbreaks and because it is believed the case fatality rate for this virus is lower than for Zaire and Sudan ebolaviruses.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
17 May 2026
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20out. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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