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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The fashion designer loved picking out clothes for Liam from the time he was born.
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Emy Lacroix, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Murray, who was a first-round pick out of Oklahoma in 2020, joins a thin linebacker room as a former team captain in Tennessee and a tackling machine (416 tackles in 73 games).
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
Levi's Women's Vintage Overalls $90 $80 at Amazon Of all the overalls my teenager picked out, these were her favorite.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 11 Mar. 2025
After a long casting process Müller Osborne was picked out of more than 200 young acting talents for the title role.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
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Emy Lacroix, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Murray, who was a first-round pick out of Oklahoma in 2020, joins a thin linebacker room as a former team captain in Tennessee and a tackling machine (416 tackles in 73 games).
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
Levi's Women's Vintage Overalls $90 $80 at Amazon Of all the overalls my teenager picked out, these were her favorite.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 11 Mar. 2025
After a long casting process Müller Osborne was picked out of more than 200 young acting talents for the title role.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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