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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Halloween is looking to be a wet one The Halloween costumes are picked out and the candy is ready by the front door.
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Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Theoretically, this erroneous scenario could be reduced by using a second AI model trained to pick out areas of confusing audio where the Whisper model is likely to confabulate and flag the transcript in that location, so a human could manually check those instances for accuracy later.
—Benj Edwards, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
Blake Lively famously styles herself, but does Reynolds get just as excited to pick out a matching autumnal jacket for their morning walks in New York City?
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2024
The former second-round pick out of USC is averaging 10.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists on 38 percent shooting from distance over the past three seasons.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Theoretically, this erroneous scenario could be reduced by using a second AI model trained to pick out areas of confusing audio where the Whisper model is likely to confabulate and flag the transcript in that location, so a human could manually check those instances for accuracy later.
—Benj Edwards, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
Blake Lively famously styles herself, but does Reynolds get just as excited to pick out a matching autumnal jacket for their morning walks in New York City?
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2024
The former second-round pick out of USC is averaging 10.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists on 38 percent shooting from distance over the past three seasons.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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