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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From deciding how to decorate your house with frightfully tasteful touches to picking out the best candy, there’s plenty to do before October 31.
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Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
When picking out a mobile, double-check which way the objects are facing.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
The 2022 Ravens sixth-round pick out of Missouri showed some playmaking ability for Denver last year in limited duty before a back injury cost him 14 weeks.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Michael King received $100,000 as a 12th-round pick out of Boston College in 2016.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
When picking out a mobile, double-check which way the objects are facing.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
The 2022 Ravens sixth-round pick out of Missouri showed some playmaking ability for Denver last year in limited duty before a back injury cost him 14 weeks.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Michael King received $100,000 as a 12th-round pick out of Boston College in 2016.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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