as in to make out
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Recent Examples of pick out
Freeland, the No. 8 overall pick out of Evansville in 2014, started ’15 hurt with a shoulder impingement.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
Sprague starts in Salem Shea Sprague, a former BC High standout from Wellesley and Boston’s 13th-round pick out of the University of North Carolina last summer, has been assigned to Low-A Salem to start his first full professional season.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Another witness also picked out a random person as the shooter.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
In the beginning, Bernard and Guy Lansky helped Elvis pick out a wardrobe full of what became the singer's signature color: pink.
—Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
Sprague starts in Salem Shea Sprague, a former BC High standout from Wellesley and Boston’s 13th-round pick out of the University of North Carolina last summer, has been assigned to Low-A Salem to start his first full professional season.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Another witness also picked out a random person as the shooter.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
In the beginning, Bernard and Guy Lansky helped Elvis pick out a wardrobe full of what became the singer's signature color: pink.
—Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick out
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Meanwhile, the Chargers got a bruising running back in North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton, and Rams made out like bandits in a trade with Atlanta, bailing out of the 26th pick in exchange for the Falcons’ second-rounder — the Rams didn’t have a selection in that round — and a first-rounder in 2026.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Shipping companies and merchants and wholesalers made out like bandits.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Exposure is believed to be limited, and known contacts have been identified and contacted.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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Family members of one victim who died identified him as 57-year-old Robert Morales.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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When the preaching and singing was done and the funeral ended, the Gentlemen picked up the casket again and carted it onto the back of the white truck often called the Popemobile.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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Later, picking up a job packing CDs (from midnight until 5am) at a factory in Bourton-on-the-Water while studying at university.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The young fish sighted this month mark the next generation of what was the last population of steelhead in the Santa Monica Mountains, a range that stretches from the Hollywood Hills to Point Mugu in Ventura County.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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As of Monday, thousands of the critters — called velella velella or by-the-wind sailors — have been sighted along the California coastline since the start of March, according to iNaturalist, an online platform for sharing biodiversity information.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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After his College Hill debut, his skin cleared up and people noticed.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
24 Apr. 2025
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People can improve their ability to notice and feel this positive emotion.—
Monica Y. Bartlett,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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Horse racing events like the Kentucky Derby have long been viewed as an iconic part of the American sports landscape — but as a whole, horse racing has been on the decline in recent years.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The league viewed prospects 4 through 14 pretty similarly.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Section 301 tariffs—levied on imports from nations the U.S. perceives to be engaging in unfair trade practices—also pile on top of those.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Police worry, however, that a trend toward players ambushing others while wearing masks and camouflage and painting their weapons black to look real could cause concealed carry holders to feel threatened, perceive them as active shooters, and fire at the teens with real bullets.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20out. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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