PICKS OUT Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

picks out

verb

present tense third-person singular of pick out

as in looks (at)

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The list identifies 93 federal employees, sharing their full names, salaries, employment histories and pictures of their faces.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
An organization identifies a bully—sometimes even removes them—and leadership exhales, believing the problem is solved.

— Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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Defensive Player of the Week Senior defensive end Ethan Pilip picks up three of Oswego’s six sacks in Friday’s 27-6 win over Naperville Central in a Class 8A first-round game.

— Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
The dizzying evolution of AI picks up speed when Ilya gets Sam worked up about next-level AGI, or Artificial General Intelligence, theoretical technology with human-level cognitive capabilities.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

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Swift is expected to plunge back through Earth’s atmosphere by year’s end, as solar storms drag its orbit lower, while Katalyst eyes future rescue attempts for other telescopes such as Hubble.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The film will enter production this November in Vermont as production company GrizzlieBradFilms LLC eyes a 2028 debut.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

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As for why, Guichelaar cited past court rulings in the Netherlands that sided with user privacy over entertainment companies' copyright infringement notices to alleged offenders.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
If There Are Basic Bedside Essentials Joyner also notices whether or not the bedside table in the guest room is equipped with a few basics.

— Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of notices

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Davis’s letter follows a separate ethics complaint filed by a conservative watchdog group to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics over Slotkin’s University of Chicago remarks, first reported by the Washington Examiner on Tuesday.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
The nylon backpack from 1984, also on display, is still in stores today, remarks Guerra.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

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