picks out

verb

present tense third-person singular of pick out
as in looks (at)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picks out
  1. identifies
  2. makes out
  3. picks up
  4. eyes
  5. sights
  6. notices
  7. remarks
Verb
  • On iPhone, Apple says the Passwords app automatically identifies common weaknesses, including passwords that are easy to guess or used multiple times.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Economic theory identifies clear reasons to expect pressure toward centralization.
    — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of identifies
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  • The contemporary media environment makes out-and-out suppression of a book difficult.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • Even Fraser makes out with Rainbeau and Damo.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Definition of makes out
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  • 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
  • And this is where the back-and-forth picks up steam because the Patriots became aware of CJGJ's comments about Chism on Monday morning.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of picks up
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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
Definition of eyes
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  • How did Imagineering decide which sights to include and which ones to leave out?
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
  • Our dad got us a job holding the pole, the guy sights on through the thing, surveying.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of sights
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  • In my experience running organic and paid search programs for B2B software companies, this shows up long before anyone notices it in a budget review.
    — Gaetano Romeo, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • About ten minutes into the standoff, the detective notices Bottom holding something in his hand.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of notices
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  • As Clarissa remarks, their glorious futures have long since passed.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The ministry’s statement was responding to remarks Costa Rican Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar Rivera made in an interview with the Herald.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of remarks
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