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noun cho·sen \ ˈchō-zᵊn \

Definition of chosen

plural chosen

:one who is the object of choice or of divine favor :an elect person

Examples of chosen in a Sentence

of the five sons in the family, he was his father's chosen and thus showered with attention and special gifts

Recent Examples of chosen from the Web

Items are purchased by staff and chosen based on nutritional value, demand (based on sales) and availability ( through vendors Costco and Sam's Club), Brewer said.

— darcel rockett, chicagotribune.com, "Charter school's healthy snack store serves students in food desert," 9 June 2017

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First Known Use of chosen

13th century

chosen Synonyms

Synonyms

bet, choice, pick, selection

Antonyms

rejectee

Related Words

favorite, like, liking, preference; elective, option; appointment, designation, nomination; appointee, candidate, nominee, selectee; preselection

chosen

adjective

Definition of chosen

1 :elect

2 :selected or marked for favor or special privilege

a chosen few

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Examples of chosen in a Sentence

the chosen few who are invited to a gathering at the CEO's house at the end of the year

Recent Examples of chosen from the Web

The only (totally arbitrary) criterion for SI.com’s list of sleepers is that the chosen teams fall outside of the top 20 of our preseason Top 25.

— chris johnson, SI.com, "Five Sleeper Teams Who Could Emerge As Legit Contenders," 11 Aug. 2017
As a goth partisan and ardent adherent to the Cobainian-Anne Rice necro-Goddesshead, her first reaction was to be pissed that the media creeps had assigned the Trench Coat Mafia to her chosen fashion bag.

— mark jacobson, Daily Intelligencer, "The Generation Gap in My Living Room," 30 June 2017
De La Haye is a marketing major and the videos are a good learning tool for him in his chosen career path.

— kevin spain, USA TODAY, "Central Florida kicker has to choose: YouTube or football," 12 June 2017
Earmarked as the Mummy's chosen mate, Nick receives help from a specialist in ancient lore named Jenny Halsey (Annabelle Wallis) and none other than Dr. Henry Jekyll (Russell Crowe), who is part of a secret organization tasked with thwarting evil.

— brian lowry, CNN, "'The Mummy' awkwardly stumbles into Dark Universe," 9 June 2017
In an age of activist donors who expect fealty from their chosen candidates, Marcus stands out as a throwback to a previous era of political billionaires with little desire to bring their own muscle to the game.

— theodore schleifer, CNN, "Why Trump's No. 2 donor isn't asking for much," 21 May 2017