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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In an attempt to keep the kids’ childhoods private, the Prince and Princess of Wales don’t traditionally share photos of George, Charlotte and Louis in their Halloween costumes — but in 2019, Kate was spotted at a local supermarket in Norfolk with George and Charlotte picking out costumes.
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Going to a department store, picking out [buttons], buying potatoes and then coming home and peeling them and cooking dinner.
—Dean Baquet, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
From 1908 to 1940, customers could pick out their own ready-to-assemble home kit from a Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog and have the materials shipped directly to them, primarily by rail.
—Jeff Suess, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
Should this young man be picking out coffins from a catalog?
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Going to a department store, picking out [buttons], buying potatoes and then coming home and peeling them and cooking dinner.
—Dean Baquet, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
From 1908 to 1940, customers could pick out their own ready-to-assemble home kit from a Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog and have the materials shipped directly to them, primarily by rail.
—Jeff Suess, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
Should this young man be picking out coffins from a catalog?
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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