What is another word for picking out ?

Discerning what somebody is saying

taking something on board

realizing^US

realising^UK

becoming conscious of

becoming cognizant of

soaking up

making head or tail of

unraveling^US

unravelling^UK

getting to the bottom of

getting one's head around

visualizing^US

getting wise to the fact

visualising^UK

wising up to

getting the picture about

getting the message about

feeling in one's bones

familiarizing oneself with

getting wind of the fact

getting to grips with

getting clued up about

getting the impression

having a funny feeling

getting the impression of

getting through one's head

visioning

becoming conscious

becoming aware of the fact that

becoming conscious of the fact that

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“The shrewd detective had been able to pick out the discrepancies in Manu's carefully crafted story.”

Verb

Present participle for to choose or select from a range of options

“He would pick out the best of the loaves and drop them into the sack the boy held open.”

Verb

laying too much emphasis on

Present participle for to highlight or outline a differentiating or important feature

italicizing^US

emphasising^UK

focusing attention on

italicising^UK

emphasizing^US

bringing attention to

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

turning the spotlight on

laboring^US

labouring^UK

making a federal case of

placing emphasis

making a production out of

attaching too much weight to

placing the stress on

harping on about

making conspicuous

placing too much emphasis on

zooming in on

putting the accent on

going on about

attaching too much importance to

making a big thing of

laying the stress on

fixing on

hitting home

making a song and dance about

making too much of something

publicizing^US

publicising^UK

giving the full works

putting on center stage

impressing upon someone

making someone conscious of

making someone realize

making someone understand

making something clear to

making aware of

giving an emphasis to

making a show of

letting people know about

turning spotlight on

making a production of

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“How can the teacher help students pick out the main points of an article?”

Verb

(usually with negative) Present participle for to be able to recall someone or something

placing

identifying

recalling

remembering

putting one's finger on

labelling^UK

labeling^US

analyzing^US

analysing^UK

putting the finger on

finding out

ferreting out

making certain

making up your mind on

signalizing^US

signalising^UK

showing the position of

pointing to

localising^UK

localizing^US

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Verb

(of a decision) Present participle for to come to or arrive at

Verb

showing favouritism towards

Present participle for to pick one option over another

favouring^UK

favoring^US

coming down in favour of

making the decision to

making the choice of

seeing fit to

committing oneself to

discriminating between

thinking more highly of

holding in higher regard

liking better

leaning toward

having a bias towards

siding with

inclining towards

having as a favourite

having a preference for

leaning towards

putting in power

treating with partiality

putting one's finger on

authorizing^US

authorising^UK

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Verb

Present participle for to choose, select or sift from a larger group in order to create a reduced and preferred list

Verb

Present participle for to perceive with one's eyes

giving something a once-over

catching a glimpse of

feasting your eyes on

taking a stealthy look

looking surreptitiously

checking something out

keeping a weather eye on

taking a butcher's at

having a butcher's at

underlooking

perusing

glancing surreptitiously

hitting the high spots

sneaking a quick look

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Verb

Present participle for to identify differences in

Verb

Present participle for to take a part from a whole, especially from literature

Verb

Present participle for to select as an object of attention or attack

Verb

Present participle for to stipulate action to be taken as an order or instruction

Verb

(of plants, fruits, etc.) Present participle for to collect for food

Verb

Present participle for to discover (something) by guesswork or intuition

theorising^UK

theorizing^US

gauging^UK

having a sneaking suspicion of

realising^UK

realizing^US

gaging^US

visualising^UK

visualizing^US

making an estimate of

taking for granted

thinking likely

cooking up

forming an opinion of

jumping to a conclusion

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Verb

Present participle for to extract something by pulling or picking at it

Noun

The act of picking or singling out

Noun