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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picking out
Verb
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Well, Gomez ended up making out with him that very night, his Armani jacket draped casually over her shoulders.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026 -
The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office declined to comment on the case, citing North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct that prohibit prosecutors from making out-of-court statements on pending cases.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The site functions as a public service that allows the creator to stay mentally engaged while identifying trends and connections between stories that might otherwise go unnoticed by those too busy to consume multiple news sources.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Spring weather on the Front Range can be invigorating, but for Paton and Payton, April beauty is identifying a mid-round pick who becomes an impact player.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Charges say surveillance video from the day care shows the woman picking up a child and falling backward into the wall, also slamming the child's head into the wall.—
Riley Moser,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Swapped is Jordan’s first movie since picking up the Best Actor nomination for Sinners.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Picking out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picking%20out. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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