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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Sprague starts in Salem Shea Sprague, a former BC High standout from Wellesley and Boston’s 13th-round pick out of the University of North Carolina last summer, has been assigned to Low-A Salem to start his first full professional season.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Another witness also picked out a random person as the shooter.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
In the beginning, Bernard and Guy Lansky helped Elvis pick out a wardrobe full of what became the singer's signature color: pink.
—Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Like Crow-Armstrong, Carroll was a first-round pick out of high school who projected to have a stable floor with his ability to play center field and steal bases.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
Another witness also picked out a random person as the shooter.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
In the beginning, Bernard and Guy Lansky helped Elvis pick out a wardrobe full of what became the singer's signature color: pink.
—Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Like Crow-Armstrong, Carroll was a first-round pick out of high school who projected to have a stable floor with his ability to play center field and steal bases.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Pick out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pick%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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