pick out

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Recent Examples of pick out So less than a week before the 2025 season begins is a good time to become familiar with a guy who is four years removed from being a 16th-round draft pick out of Gonzaga and is virtually assured of making his first opening-day roster. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025 Shane Smith is in the rotation … probably The Rule 5 pick out of the Milwaukee Brewers organization made the team, which the Sox announced on X with a video of him getting the news and calling home. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025 The Philadelphia native is looking to become the first top-five pick out of Penn State in seven years (since Saquon Barkley in 2018) and the first top selection from the Nittany Lions in 25 years (since Courtney Brown in 2000). Dane Brugler, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 The Philadelphia native is looking to become the first top-five pick out of Penn State in seven years (since Saquon Barkley in 2018) and the first top selection from the Nittany Lions in 25 years (since Courtney Brown in 2000). Dane Brugler, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pick out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pick out
Verb
  • If the leather look doesn’t match your style, then consider opting for a passport wallet made out of fabric or nylon.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
  • On The Cosby Show, Phylicia Rashad always delivered parenting moves that were knowledgable and made out of love as Clair Huxtable.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Exposure is believed to be limited, and known contacts have been identified and contacted.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Family members of one victim who died identified him as 57-year-old Robert Morales.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Officers picked up a child answering to Dylan in the Lykins neighborhood of east Kansas City around 6 p.m., near the intersection of Independence and Drury avenues, according to a KCPD spokesperson.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Muhammad was especially effective in his wrestling, racking up nine takedowns on 13 attempts and picking up 12:02 of control time.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Bobcats are increasingly being sighted in more urban areas and backyards.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Its ground radar system, though unable to detect bones, had sighted what looked like bullet casings and the evidence of disturbed earth.
    Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • According to the Miami Herald, a separate guest stayed in the room with Tillman's dead body in the closet, but didn't notice it.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The scenes take place in Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, which is 750 miles to the north, but few viewers would notice the difference.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The crew experienced weightlessness and viewed Earth from a unique perspective.
    Analisa Novak, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The Context Shapiro is viewed as a potential White House contender for the Democratic Party in 2028.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Knapp, in Colorado, said his organization is shifting its approach away from bird flu outreach at events where farmworkers congregate, because that could be perceived as a setup -- and could inadvertently become one if ICE agents targeted such an event.
    Amy Maxmen | KFF Health News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Distortions of lip size bias perceived facial attractiveness.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025

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