opt out
verb
opted out; opting out; opts out
: to choose not to participate in something
—often used with of
opted out of the project
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To that point, Fuller was among the former athletes who opted out of the landmark House settlement.
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Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
California has some of the strongest data privacy laws in the country, including a landmark 2018 law that requires large for-profit companies to give users a relatively easy way to opt out of data collection or delete their data.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
The league and the players have been unable to reach a new collective bargaining agreement since the union opted out of the previous deal.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Top designers and their clients aren’t opting out of smart home tech entirely—they’re hiding it behind analog interfaces.
—Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
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Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
California has some of the strongest data privacy laws in the country, including a landmark 2018 law that requires large for-profit companies to give users a relatively easy way to opt out of data collection or delete their data.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
The league and the players have been unable to reach a new collective bargaining agreement since the union opted out of the previous deal.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Top designers and their clients aren’t opting out of smart home tech entirely—they’re hiding it behind analog interfaces.
—Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Opt out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opt%20out. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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