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verb (tr, adverb)

to select for use or special consideration, illustration, etc, as from a group

to distinguish (an object from its surroundings), as in paintingshe picked out the woodwork in white

to perceive or recognize (a person or thing previously obscured)we picked out his face among the crowd

to distinguish (sense or meaning) from or as if from a mass of detail or complication

to play (a tune) tentatively, by or as if by ear

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Words nearby pick out

pick 'n' mix, pick-off, pick of the litter, pick on, pick one's way, pick out, pick over, pickpocket, pickproof, pick someone's brain, pickthank

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How to use pick out in a sentence

Really, is it any wonder that fluoride should freak people out?
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
On Thursday, Garcetti ruled himself out of the race to succeed Boxer.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Police officials told the AP that they came out with guns blazing.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum

Other Idioms and Phrases with pick out

pick out

Choose, select, as in She picked out the best piece of fabric. [Early 1500s]

Distinguish, discern from one's surroundings, as in They managed to pick out their mother from the crowd. [Mid-1500s]

Identify the notes of a tune and play it on an instrument, as in When she was four she could pick out folk songs on the piano. [Late 1800s]

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