PICKED OUT Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

picked out

verb

past tense of pick out

as in looked (at)

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In annual filings, Nvidia has identified competitors including Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, Intel, Broadcom and cloud services companies like Google, Amazon and Microsoft.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
The reports identified elevated levels of several types of fungal material associated with water damage.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026

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The technical is to make a vegan chocolate sponge cake and ganache with frosting that seems like it is made out of the leftover slime from a kindergartner’s slumber party.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Think T-shirts, sweatpants, clothes made out of unorthodox materials like paper, or even more exciting, recognizable items like sweaters or coats turned into new works.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of made out

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Within an hour after the ground stop lifted, activity at MIA picked up.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
The long-running romantic drama starring Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson has been picked up for a ninth season months ahead of its 2027 Season 8 premiere.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2026

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