picks out

Definition of picks outnext
present tense third-person singular of pick out
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Verb
  • By integrating deep learning across species with ancestral reconstruction, the model identifies the regulatory mechanisms and selection pressures that shape biological outcomes over time.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit, identifies at-risk landscapes to prevent them from falling into the hands of developers and facilitates their transfer from private ownership to public land agencies.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Even Fraser makes out with Rainbeau and Damo.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Larsson becomes eligible to sign an extension with the Heat starting July 6 after the team picks up the option in his contract ahead of the late-June deadline.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Season 2 picks up with Isla Gordon no longer the surprise choice to lead the Los Angeles Waves, but very much the one with a target on her back.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Microsoft still retains its equity stake in OpenAI’s for-profit company, as that company eyes a possible IPO later this year.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Bright’s ‘Wellsy’ asks Garrett Graham at a party as Josh Heuston’s Justin Kohl eyes her and nods, beer in hand.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Our dad got us a job holding the pole, the guy sights on through the thing, surveying.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • If the bear notices you, slowly back away while facing the bear.
    Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Darren Staples/Getty Images This is a weekly column where Jon Mackenzie notices something from one of the weekend fixtures in the Premier League.
    Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But Pimlott also remarks that Elizabeth was not especially interested in clothes for their own sake.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
  • In his Tuesday remarks, DeSantis noted legislators have also not completed the budget for the next fiscal year, which could eventually be combined with the redistricting efforts.
    Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Picks out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picks%20out. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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