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
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Part of the scrutiny on her sexuality could be that Siwa is part of Gen Z, the generation with the highest number of adults to identify as LGBTQ.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Prince William and Kate Middleton's 3 Kids: All About George, Charlotte and Louis Princess Kate sported a necklace that appeared to be new to her royal rotation, identified by fan blogs at the Gold Fixed Alphabet Necklace by British designer Daniella Draper, which retails beginning at $415.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
30 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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Is there construction around Epic Universe? Those who have been to Epic Universe's previews or have driven around the area recently might notice the construction on the roads and areas outside of the park.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
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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The 1980s brought an interest in the Necker cube, an optical illusion in which a two-dimensional drawing of a cube is perceived as having three dimensions and two possible spatial orientations.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
24 Apr. 2025
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