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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More than 500 Academy members from all 19 branches opted in to read and evaluate the scripts to determine the finalists.
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 June 2026
Illinois should not opt in to a federal program that takes away funding from public education.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Constantly crawling and re-crawling content that is constantly being opted in and out will increase costs for Google, and thereafter increase crawl costs for publishers.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
Tenants of five-plexes may also opt in to the city’s cart program and share carts.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 June 2026
Illinois should not opt in to a federal program that takes away funding from public education.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Constantly crawling and re-crawling content that is constantly being opted in and out will increase costs for Google, and thereafter increase crawl costs for publishers.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
Tenants of five-plexes may also opt in to the city’s cart program and share carts.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
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“Opt in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opt%20in. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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