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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked out
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The students, identified by police as Kyle Anderson and Samuel Patten, both 18, were each charged with burglary in the second degree as a hate crime and criminal nuisance in the second degree, police said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Some of those that the research team identified included a gene associated with immune function and cognitive retention, a gene that influences how efficiently the body metabolizes fats, and another gene associated with aging brain health and heart disease.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some of the papers appear to have highlighted words, though they couldn't be made out clearly.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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Lucas Chevalier, his replacement, is not quite the ball-playing maestro he has been made out to be, and the crucial context of Donnarumma's contract negotiations has been totally overlooked.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Fillet picked up the estate in 1972 for a mere $138,000.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2025
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Declines picked up in recent years, with the growth rate down 3% between 2019 and 2024.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Picked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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