as in to make out
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Recent Examples of pick out
Williams, a second-round draft pick out of Kentucky, upped his involvement with the big club in recent weeks, serving as Mazzulla’s third-choice big man behind starter Neemias Queta and top backup Garza.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Jones, also traded on Tuesday from Orlando to Charlotte, is a former first-round draft pick out of Duke.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Continuing with Seattle’s stellar 2025 draft class, Hugus was their third-round pick out of Miami, working 92-94 with a solid-average slider and at least average command.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
On a chilly day before Christmas, Teresa Rivas helped a tween boy pick out a new winter coat.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Jones, also traded on Tuesday from Orlando to Charlotte, is a former first-round draft pick out of Duke.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Continuing with Seattle’s stellar 2025 draft class, Hugus was their third-round pick out of Miami, working 92-94 with a solid-average slider and at least average command.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
On a chilly day before Christmas, Teresa Rivas helped a tween boy pick out a new winter coat.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick out
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The 62-year-old actress’s NSFW LBD was made out of completely sheer lace with a high-low design, a dramatic train that trailed several feet behind her, and scalloped detailing around her plunging neckline.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
11 Feb. 2026
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This income, according to the campaign official, is what provided the funds for the $100,000 loan Enriquez made out to his campaign.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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Models require extensive training to enable them to identify everyday objects to interact with, which means that simple tasks like picking up fruit can be challenging in robotics.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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Only one body was identified by a family, while the others were buried on Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Models require extensive training to enable them to identify everyday objects to interact with, which means that simple tasks like picking up fruit can be challenging in robotics.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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Sadie picked up a doll from the back of the stairwell and held it up to her parents.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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In addition to the occasional energy vortex, Sedona is said to be a UFO sighting hot spot.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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The streets appeared largely quiet in many south Minneapolis neighborhoods where unmarked convoys of immigration agents have been sighted regularly in recent weeks, including the neighborhoods where the two deaths occurred.—
Mike Catalini,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The new law will give the California attorney general earlier access to federal HSR merger filings, so the office will have more time to review and challenge anticompetitive mergers and give businesses earlier notice to address any potential concerns, according to Umberg’s office.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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The reversal drew little public attention, and few outside the UK noticed any change.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Research on growth mindset shows that kids who believe abilities can improve with effort are more likely to persist after failure and view challenges as opportunities to learn.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2026
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As the years went on, many challenges were increasingly viewed with derision, including a photo shoot in which contestants were made up to be different races and another in which a contestant whose mother had been shot and paralyzed was made to pose as a gunshot victim.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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At the time, bank bailouts, accompanied by emergency measures from central banks, eventually restored calm to the financial markets, but that didn’t curb the public anger at the bankers, who were rightly perceived to be in a no-lose position.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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Despite the contradiction, this strategy worked because elites are universally perceived as out of touch with the real world – with privileged and sheltered life experience that begets a sense of superiority.—
Alexa Beck,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20out. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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