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pick out

verb

to select for use or special consideration, illustration, etc, as from a group
to distinguish (an object from its surroundings), as in painting
she 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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“He picked out a ball mark on the green and said, ‘Do you think if I landed on that ball mark it won’t pick up too much speed as it goes up the hill?’”

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He picks out one famous former contestant, Katie Hopkins, as someone who could have got the job had she not walked first.

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The company also deployed ships, drones and divers with sea scooters to find out how accurately its software could pick out and identify the presence of these vehicles.

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It is the first time the Englishwoman has been picked out as a lucky loser.

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They picked out one gene in particular - called DENND1B - that was associated with a higher body mass in the labradors.

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