as in to make out
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Recent Examples of pick out
Took us shopping in the market to pick out groceries & showed us how to make a delicious traditional meal from Zanzibar.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
During a conversation with Maverick Carter for an episode of his Mavericks series, Weezy was asked to pick out his most memorable lyrical performance to date.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Brady wasn’t a high draft pick out of college; nobody expected much of him.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
In today’s crowded home furnishings marketplace, planning a living room or even picking out bedside lamps can feel like a choose-your-own-adventure tale—there are seemingly endless possibilities.
—Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
During a conversation with Maverick Carter for an episode of his Mavericks series, Weezy was asked to pick out his most memorable lyrical performance to date.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Brady wasn’t a high draft pick out of college; nobody expected much of him.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
In today’s crowded home furnishings marketplace, planning a living room or even picking out bedside lamps can feel like a choose-your-own-adventure tale—there are seemingly endless possibilities.
—Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025
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When law enforcement searched her home in January, authorities found gold coins, pieces of gold, a pink wallet with a $2,599 U.S. Treasury check made out to someone else, a 1953 Topps #1 Jackie Robinson MLB Brooklyn Dodgers baseball card and U.S. currency, according to the plea agreement.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Feb. 2025
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It’s still made out of Louisiana and very popular amongst Texan home cooks, as well as many others in the South who can find it at their grocery store or on Amazon.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2025
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The attacker has not yet been identified by authorities.—
Henrik Pettersson,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Chelsea still see elite upside in Joao Felix, who was identified in the summer as a fit for Maresca’s system and a potent weapon against opposition low blocks.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Most of the big-name performers do not attend in person to collect their awards, but some of the more niche category winners pick up their gongs.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan picked up six noms apiece.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Feb. 2025
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Airport operations have been suspended on many occasions because drones have been sighted flying nearby, such as the occasion when flights at London’s Gatwick were disrupted for 36 hours during the busy holiday season in 2018.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Identifying the mystery drones Concerns over unidentified flying objects have increased after several waves of mystery drones were spotted in New England, with New Jersey officials sighting flying along the coast.—
Theo Burman,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Spike noticed and took to Instagram to speak on the parallels between his work over the years and pgLang’s impressive production.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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Now, users of Google’s consumer products are noticing that a number of updates have been made—seemingly in response to the new administration—to everyday tools like Maps, Calendar, and Search.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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His comments are consistent with the plaintiffs’ thesis that the relationship between at least some D-I athletes and their schools is viewed by their coaches as functionally the same as the relationship between pro athletes and their teams.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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Here are my favorite tours for Northern Lights viewing.—
Jamie Davis Smith,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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The United States was perceived as the most corrupt it's been since 2012 in a watchdog group's annual index of nations around the globe.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The result has been nothing less than a sea change in how SJSU’s economic impact is perceived.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pick%20out. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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