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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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).
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Dane Brugler, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The 13th pick out of Kansas in the 2023 draft has nearly doubled his scoring average in his second season to 14.4 points per game.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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
Moises Ballesteros, at 5-foot-8 and 215 pounds, likely would not be picked out of a crowd of 21-year-old males as a professional baseball player.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Dane Brugler, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The 13th pick out of Kansas in the 2023 draft has nearly doubled his scoring average in his second season to 14.4 points per game.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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
Moises Ballesteros, at 5-foot-8 and 215 pounds, likely would not be picked out of a crowd of 21-year-old males as a professional baseball player.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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