opt in
phrasal verb
opted in; opting in; opts in
: to choose to do or be involved in something
The company offered a new health insurance plan so that more workers would opt in.
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These measures include opting in to messages from a business and blocking chats with a click.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
The city, with Hagerty, helped explain the debris removal process to residents, including the decision to opt in to the Army Corps cleanup or do it on their own.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
The program establishes a public health infrastructure through a state and local partnership where each county, after choosing to opt in, can determine which health services to invest in based on community needs.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Several tribal nations have also opted in, including the Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and Otoe-Missouria Tribe.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
The city, with Hagerty, helped explain the debris removal process to residents, including the decision to opt in to the Army Corps cleanup or do it on their own.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
The program establishes a public health infrastructure through a state and local partnership where each county, after choosing to opt in, can determine which health services to invest in based on community needs.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Several tribal nations have also opted in, including the Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and Otoe-Missouria Tribe.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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“Opt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opt%20in. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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