PICK OUT Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

pick out

verb

Definition of pick out

as in to make out

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Recent Examples of pick out Scientists are just beginning to parse through the heap and pick out the most exciting breakthroughs in their own fields. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026 Jackson was a first-round draft pick out of Ohio State in 2025. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 In a group photograph Kean shared from those days, Machchhar is easy to pick out. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Simmons, a former first-round pick out of Clemson and a special teams ace, has been elevated from the practice squad to the game day roster the first two weeks of the 2026 season and has played in both games for Carolina (1-1). — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pick out

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For many years people believed that light was made out of particles flying in straight rays.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Don’t have nine bottles of champagne with her, and then don’t make out with her on the couch next to the dance floor.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of make out

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The 6-foot-9 forward who signed a veteran minimum contract showed willingness to pick up opposing ball-handlers full court.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Lee, emerging from the dark woods beyond McMann’s cabin, gets picked up by a guy who nicknames himself the Boontill Oracle, a do-gooder who waits outside highway bars to give safe rides to local drunks.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of pick up

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Senior lineman/tight end Zavion Brown has noticed Litke’s growth.

— Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
As petrified parents filed into the warehouse-like church nestled in a strip mall and took seats on folding chairs, Michelle noticed a woman near the front, sitting alone.

— Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of notice

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Its rationalist pedigree can also be perceived in the careful selection of materials and finishes, with an abundance of Italian marble and granite, a common theme of the design which reflects the aesthetics of the façade.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
This body of research forms some of the latticework of a social-reproduction theory of education, in which public schools are largely perceived as reflecting and reinforcing the socioeconomic structures of their surrounding community.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

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