Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picking out
Verb
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Hugo even snaps a shot of them making out on their break.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025 -
Home planetariums are often dome or round-shaped and offer more than just lasers making out to be stars on a wall and they can definitely be used as STEM and learning tools.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Improving culture means identifying the unwritten rules and deciding which ones help your strategy and which hold you back.—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The test was 92% accurate at identifying those at any stage of ovarian cancer and 88% accurate at identifying people with stage one or stage two.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
8 Sep. 2025
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When this happens for a car attacking on a corner’s outside, the driver on the inside can run their rival fully out wide without picking up a penalty.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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None are 100% at picking up cognitive issues.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Picking out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picking%20out. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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