PICKING OUT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

picking out

verb

present participle of pick out

as in looking (at)

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People wear flannel and denim while making out in the storage room of the local watering hole.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
The book has the teens making out the first night things went from friends to something more, but the show took it to another level with Bret and Debbie having sex on a lounge chair at a party.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of making out

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That day in the spring brought the work of several tenacious investigators – with the assist of genetic genealogy – closer to identifying the remains.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
And many doctors who certify deaths in emergency rooms and hospitals, or for patients who die at home, don't have protocols for confidently identifying heat impacts, says Khatana.

— Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

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The production ultimately ran Off-Broadway for three years, picking up seven major awards along the way, including the Lucille Lortel and Off-Broadway Alliance awards for Best New Musical.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
The couple were seen picking up coffees at Present & Correct and visiting IDEA Books in Soho.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2026

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