PICKED OUT Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

picked out

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past tense of pick out

as in looked (at)

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The remains of a man found near a Sierra campsite more than 30 years ago have been identified by Placer County cold case investigators as George Krusely, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office announced.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
That was until 2021, when police identified a male DNA profile that had no matches in the database.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

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An upgrade comes with crossover for the 001’s underfoot experience, however, as the midsole is made out of a new Vibram foam compound called Stream Flow that’s 15 percent more resilient and lighter than its predecessor.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
My kids could never get enough of Dinosaur Land, a walk-through theme park with more than 50 life-sized replicas of these beloved prehistoric creatures made out of fiberglass.

— Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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The first sudsy swiping involved $45,000 worth of product picked up at the distribution center, which never arrived at its intended destination of Tucson, Ariz.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Alabama Shakes last released an album in 2015, when Sound & Color debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and picked up multiple Grammy wins.

— Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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