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Recent Examples of pick out
The 10th overall pick out of Gonzaga in 2022 missed the entire 2024 minor league season recovering from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Originally a 15th round pick out of Elon University in 2019, Devanney was previously called up to the majors for about a week by the Kansas City Royals just prior to the All-Star break.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Bland, 26, was a fifth-round pick out of Fresno State in 2022 and was thrown into a starting role halfway through his rookie season after a season-ending injury to Jourdan Lewis.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Aug. 2025
The 2nd round pick out of Marquette was projected to go in the first round, but fell a few slots until the Knicks scooped him up at pick number 34 during the 2024 NBA draft.
—Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Originally a 15th round pick out of Elon University in 2019, Devanney was previously called up to the majors for about a week by the Kansas City Royals just prior to the All-Star break.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Bland, 26, was a fifth-round pick out of Fresno State in 2022 and was thrown into a starting role halfway through his rookie season after a season-ending injury to Jourdan Lewis.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Aug. 2025
The 2nd round pick out of Marquette was projected to go in the first round, but fell a few slots until the Knicks scooped him up at pick number 34 during the 2024 NBA draft.
—Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick out
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Over $200 Off NFL Sunday Ticket NFL fans can make out like bandits with the DraftKings Sportsbook welcome offer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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That refers to the time in mid-July 2024 when state officials including Johnson and Laidlaw identified the site at 6310 Arkansas 215 south, about 8 miles north of Charleston, as a potential location for the new prison and July 31, 2024, when the state signed a contingency on the property.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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At the scene, a member of the Toronto Police who identified himself as Officer Kim repeatedly prevented EW from approaching the woman for comment.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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The better team played better more frequently Sunday and finished things off in the fourth quarter, behind a defensive line that dominated New York and mostly new faces on offense that picked up the slack for Daniels and McLaurin.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Judge Cannon has opted to keep the jury anonymous and partially sequester them during the trial, with federal marshals picking up and dropping off the jurors from a confidential location daily.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Enge said the most interesting rainbow snake sighting was under a boat motor on a sand bar on the lower Ochlockonee River, near Sopchoppy, about 35 miles south of Tallahassee.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Before the new regulations, says Annie Inglis, Marine Biology Presenter with Quark, the expedition crew would be hurrying to get guests in Zodiacs to try to get closer to a bear sighting like this.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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That 2024 law induced the companies to decrease the odds of winning, which negatively affected bettors in the aggregate, albeit not in so direct a way that the casual gambler would notice.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Those who noticed the earthquake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Find out by viewing our fan gallery from the game against James Madison College.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Sep. 2025
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Before receiving his sentence, Johnson asked the judge to view his actions from the perspective of a father.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The irony is far easier to perceive.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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On the long list of commonplace myths surrounding enterprise networking, the general public sometimes perceives that the work only fits extroverts developing purely transactional bonds.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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