picking out
Singling something out
Picking out means selecting from a group or identifying something among other things.
You pick out a ripe melon at the market or pick out a friend's face in a crowd.
The phrase often implies care or deliberation in choosing: She spent an hour picking out the perfect gift.
It can also mean discerning with difficulty: I could barely pick out the melody over the noise.
- selectingPicking from options
- chooseSelect from alternatives
- zeroing inProgressively targeting something specific
- honing inProgressively narrowing focus
- earmarkingAllocating for specific purpose
narrowing down · opting · discern · pinpoint · winnow · separate · setting apart · recognize · cull · flatpicking · distinguishing · identification · detecting · decision · eyeing · browsing · extracting · isolating
picking outpassing over
Going across or ignoring
ignoring · overlooking · disregarding · skipping · neglecting
picking outblending in
Avoiding notice by conforming
merging · blurring · homogenizing · conflating · combining
picking outputting back
Returning to former location
discarding · rejecting · throwing out · excluding · leaving out
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