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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For those who don't want to show other people their locations, the Instagram map is optional and requires you to opt in before your location appears.
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Tabitha Parent, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Trump emphasized the initiative will be voluntary and require patients to opt in.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 31 July 2025
But the promise is that those who opt in can quickly upload all their records to a new doctor’s office and into AI models to rapidly speed up their health treatment.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2025
LeBron James opted in to the final year of his contract with the team that will pay him just over $52.6 million.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
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Tabitha Parent, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Trump emphasized the initiative will be voluntary and require patients to opt in.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 31 July 2025
But the promise is that those who opt in can quickly upload all their records to a new doctor’s office and into AI models to rapidly speed up their health treatment.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2025
LeBron James opted in to the final year of his contract with the team that will pay him just over $52.6 million.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
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“Opt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opt%20in. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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