by choice
idiom
variants
or less commonly out of choice
: because one wants to
I live here by choice.
No one forced them to do it. They acted out of choice.
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These include grooming each other, sleeping touching or curled up together, greeting with nose bumps, playing without aggression, and spending time in close proximity by choice.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Childless by choice and proud cat mom.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Every studio cut back on spending that year, though many not by choice.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Soldiers by choice Men between the ages of 25 and 60 can be drafted in Ukraine, but women are exempt.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Childless by choice and proud cat mom.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Every studio cut back on spending that year, though many not by choice.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Soldiers by choice Men between the ages of 25 and 60 can be drafted in Ukraine, but women are exempt.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
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“By choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20choice. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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