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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As most of mainstream Hollywood looks to opt out of OpenAI‘s new AI video app Sora, one content creator and boxer has clearly opted in and appears to be enjoying the free publicity.
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
If approved, families could opt in to having their children leave school for one hour each week to receive lessons from a nearby church.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
App users will need to opt in to rewards and register for the game in order to play.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
For example, Miami Springs, a three-square-mile city just north of Miami International Airport, has opted in and installed five school-zone speed cameras.
—Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
If approved, families could opt in to having their children leave school for one hour each week to receive lessons from a nearby church.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
App users will need to opt in to rewards and register for the game in order to play.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
For example, Miami Springs, a three-square-mile city just north of Miami International Airport, has opted in and installed five school-zone speed cameras.
—Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Opt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opt%20in. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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