picked out

verb

past tense of pick out
as in looked (at)

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  1. identified
  2. made out
  3. picked up
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  • Police also formally identified Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, as among the victims in their new statement.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Here are a few of the critical problems the mathematicians identified.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of identified
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  • Surely it's made out of foam or wood, painted to look like a real axe?
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The agent’s story peters out at the end; Simon photographs a quilt made out of T-shirts from his many law-enforcement jobs which his girlfriend commissioned for him from Etsy.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of made out
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  • The service has picked up Thou Shalt Not Steal, which stars Miranda Otto, and Scandi drama The Trio.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Getting picked up is one challenge, staying on the shelf is another.
    — Rhea Cartwright, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of picked up
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