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Recent Examples of pick out
Washington’s first-round pick out of Ohio State displayed his preternatural ability and football smarts as rookies convened in Ashburn, Virginia.
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Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
Chris Douglas, a third-round pick out of Texas Tech, could potentially vie for a starting receiver spot.
—Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
The robot needs to reach into very tight spaces — tighter than books on a shelf — to pick out an object.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Despite missing 22 games in three seasons, the Bucs on Monday picked up the fifth-year option on their first-round pick out of Pittsburgh in 2023.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
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Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
Chris Douglas, a third-round pick out of Texas Tech, could potentially vie for a starting receiver spot.
—Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
The robot needs to reach into very tight spaces — tighter than books on a shelf — to pick out an object.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Despite missing 22 games in three seasons, the Bucs on Monday picked up the fifth-year option on their first-round pick out of Pittsburgh in 2023.
—Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick out
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The inner-tongue tag then features a drive-thru graphic, and faint cracking can be made out on the upper to mimic the adobe restaurant.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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With commodities, when geopolitical tensions or inflation fears spike, investors often scramble for upside calls, making out-of-the-money options expensive relative to at-the-money options.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Responding officers with the Memphis Police Department later identified Dunmars as the driver of the Jeep Cherokee involved in the incident.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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This marks Congo’s 17th recorded Ebola outbreak since the virus was first identified in the country in 1976.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Kate Martin made her Sparks debut as a developmental player with Atkins and Sania Feagin (lower left leg) unavailable and picked up one rebound in six minutes.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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What may look like the same old thing is, on the highest level, always picking up new tricks of the trade.—
Jesse Kirshbaum,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
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All the meteors Tupman sighted appeared to emanate from the zodiacal constellation of Aquarius the Water Bearer.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
4 May 2026
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Since late March, velella have been sighted on beaches in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Luis Obispo County, and along the coast of Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange counties.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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In an inversion of the more common critical reception of an emerging artist, this new writer’s poetry was often noticed but seldom admired, notwithstanding the Daily Mirror’s snide enthusiasm.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The biggest change many Coloradans will notice is the temperature.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The girls were aware they were being viewed and knew the reasons why; they were made more special than any other and the world wanted to experience such a treasure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The Falcons finished their second OTA session under coach Kevin Stefanski on Tuesday, battling patented summer heat in their first open-to-media viewing period of full-team practice.—
Daniel Flick,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
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The result marks another trophy for the president’s collection in his ongoing bid to oust Republicans perceived as disloyal to him.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Historically, Bundibugyo has been perceived as much less of a risk than the Zaire and Sudan ebolaviruses, because of the infrequency of the outbreaks and because it is believed the case fatality rate for this virus is lower than for Zaire and Sudan ebolaviruses.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
17 May 2026
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20out. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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