opt in
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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If a user opts in, Nano Banana can create personal images based on the user’s private Google Photos as opposed to needing images to be manually uploaded to the chatbot.
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Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Men’s ice hockey and baseball would not be affected because athletes don’t opt in to those sports’ drafts.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Parents with students at any school in the district will now have to opt in for transportation services.
—Beret Leone, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
When asked about the decision to axe the privacy feature, Meta told PCMag that very few people were opting in for the additional security.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
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Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Men’s ice hockey and baseball would not be affected because athletes don’t opt in to those sports’ drafts.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Parents with students at any school in the district will now have to opt in for transportation services.
—Beret Leone, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
When asked about the decision to axe the privacy feature, Meta told PCMag that very few people were opting in for the additional security.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Opt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opt%20in. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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