Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picked out
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Security camera video from the family's home shows a deputy, whom the family attorney identified as Jose Guzman, arriving at the Apple Valley home.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026 -
He will be publicly identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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Plastic products are partly made out of oil, which has gone up more than 40% since the start of the war in late February.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Photons, which are massless, could be made out of massive particles in de Sitter space.—
Shalma Wegsman,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
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On the goal, Hartman picked up his 11th point in the past seven games and Spurgeon tied Ryan Suter for the most assists among defensemen in Wild history (314).—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points and Julius Randle and Bones Hyland each added 19 as the Minnesota Timberwolves picked up a critical 124-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Picked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picked%20out. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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