pick out

verb

Definition of pick outnext
as in to make out

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Recent Examples of pick out The 2025 sixth-round pick out of Penn State started three games last season — one in the regular season and two in the playoffs. — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 Moss’ strong camp is coming at the start of a contract year for the 2023 third-round pick out of Iowa. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 If the nozzle is clogged, Murahwa suggests using a toothpick to gently pick out whatever gunk is clogging it. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 20 Aug. 2026 Earlier this month, the Hamilton star, 44, and the pregnant Umbrella Academy actress, 37, dropped by the Babylist showroom in Los Angeles and were able to pick out a few items for their baby-to-be. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 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 house was small, made out of wooden boards that somehow still held together.
    — Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • As host, Madix is always happy to watch cast members make out.
    — Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of make out
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  • Programs such as HyCAT are intended to provide more frequent opportunities to test technologies in realistic flight conditions, potentially allowing developers to identify problems earlier and iterate more quickly.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Plaintiffs sought information identifying people involved in conceiving, creating, and carrying out the fund.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of identify
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  • On October 4, 2016, the famously quiet, reserved fighter picked up her phone, opened her Twitter (now ‘X’ ) app and clicked on the ‘search’ function.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Four Twins relievers allowed two hits over four scoreless innings, with Yoendrys Gomez picking up his 21st save.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of pick up
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  • Hammerhead sharks typically prefer warmer waters than those found in Southern California, and the last sighting near the coast was over a decade ago, according to the iNaturalist species-sighting database.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Hammerhead shark sighting A hammerhead shark was spotted off Rhode Island last week.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 July 2026
Definition of sight
Verb
  • Researchers identified the activity in May after noticing unusual edits and messages appearing across the site.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Impending Cost to Google Google's current bet is that the average person won't notice the corner-cutting.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of notice
Verb
  • During an operation, a surgeon controls robotic arms fitted with small instruments while viewing the surgical area through a three-dimensional vision system.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Kushner and Iger viewed the Lakers as a rare opportunity to buy an ultra-premium asset and hold it for the long term.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of view
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  • The AfD was created in 2013 as a small anti-euro party before morphing into an anti-migrant force that tapped into voter frustration over immigration and the strains many Germans perceive on housing, jobs and public services.
    — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But a 2023 study found that construction professionals perceived the fast-track strategy as posing a different set of risks, including construction errors and productivity declines, when better productivity is supposed to be the whole point.
    — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 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 6 Sep. 2026.

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