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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With choices like these, who wouldn’t want to pick out their own selections and portion sizes?
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Brennan Long, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Jackson, 21, was the Angels' eighth-round draft pick out of Arizona State in 2025.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The couple had looked forward to welcoming their second baby and already picked out a name.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
Guzman was a fifth-round pick out of Arizona in this past summer’s draft and has so far only appeared in one game as a professional.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
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Brennan Long, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Jackson, 21, was the Angels' eighth-round draft pick out of Arizona State in 2025.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The couple had looked forward to welcoming their second baby and already picked out a name.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
Guzman was a fifth-round pick out of Arizona in this past summer’s draft and has so far only appeared in one game as a professional.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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