pick out
verb
picked out; picking out; picks out
2
: to play the notes of by ear or one by one
picking out tunes on the piano
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Model and former pro golfer Spiranac briefly appears as Wendy, a Dick's Sporting Goods employee who helps Happy pick out some new clubs.
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 25 July 2025
He was picked out by Luis Suarez unmarked at the back post, just four yards out.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 23 July 2025
In the court filings, California attorneys have picked out four phrases or product descriptions from Tesla's website which the state believes are misleading to the point of being false advertising.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
During his three games at the California Classic summer league in San Francisco at the start of the month, the No. 20 pick out of Illinois averaged 4.0 points on .067 shooting from the field, including 0 for 11 on 3-pointers, at 2.0 assists per game to 4.0 turnovers per game.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2025
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Megan McCluskey, Time, 25 July 2025
He was picked out by Luis Suarez unmarked at the back post, just four yards out.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 23 July 2025
In the court filings, California attorneys have picked out four phrases or product descriptions from Tesla's website which the state believes are misleading to the point of being false advertising.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
During his three games at the California Classic summer league in San Francisco at the start of the month, the No. 20 pick out of Illinois averaged 4.0 points on .067 shooting from the field, including 0 for 11 on 3-pointers, at 2.0 assists per game to 4.0 turnovers per game.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2025
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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