1
as in option
the power, right, or opportunity to choose
you have no choice: you have to go to the conference
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2
as in bet
a person or thing that is chosen
my choice for best song of all time
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
that school accepts only the choice of the city's crop of high school students
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as in autonomy
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
the prisoner had no choice but to do what he was told
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5
as in election
the act or process of selecting
you'll have to make a choice eventually
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as in select
having qualities that appeal to a refined taste
choice chocolates for which chocolate lovers are willing to pay extra
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
thus far, the pool of applicants for the job has been less than choice
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3
as in selected
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking
the restaurant offers a small but choice list of wines from some of Europe's finest viticultural regions
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Recent Examples of choice
Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
Logical choices, save for the big Friday manipulation in those stocks that was so enjoyable for those of us with these positions.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 May 2026
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
In a three-way race between first-time candidates, Julie Aldridge, a substitute teacher in Olathe who was endorsed by the pro-choice Greater Kansas City Women’s Political Caucus, defeated her main rival, Melissa Hershey, a registered nurse and paraprofessional who was endorsed by Kansans for Life.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
By the time rescuers arrived, her legs were so badly damaged that doctors had no choice but to amputate them.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
Logical choices, save for the big Friday manipulation in those stocks that was so enjoyable for those of us with these positions.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 May 2026
Adjective
That means Paulson gets much of the choicest dialogue and the most colorful invective.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
In a three-way race between first-time candidates, Julie Aldridge, a substitute teacher in Olathe who was endorsed by the pro-choice Greater Kansas City Women’s Political Caucus, defeated her main rival, Melissa Hershey, a registered nurse and paraprofessional who was endorsed by Kansans for Life.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choice
Noun
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The pools and beach area are a big draw for guests, but there is also a local membership option.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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For Kadyshev, that difference in technologies exposes the difficulty in pursuing military options against Iran.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
Noun
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As adoption of Claude grew, OpenAI has been juggling numerous big bets, including the shuttered text-to-video model Sora, agentic shopping and an AI-native browser, with mounting challenges to monetize its base of 800 million users.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Sports bets on prediction markets and remote tobacco retailers would also be taxed under the plan.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Noun
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In all, Enhanced said there were 14 personal bests set by 12 athletes, all of them swimmers and weightlifters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Despite the sporadic flips between putting on offensive clinics and going silent, Nazar posted career bests of 15 goals, 26 assists and 41 points in 66 games.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Noun
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The teaming pairs Elbit America’s experience as a systems integrator and manufacturer of large ground vehicles with Anduril’s expertise in C5ISR, battle management and autonomy software, according to the announcement.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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The older boys moved through the neighborhood with increasing autonomy.—
Kate Casey,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Drop-off boxes are available to voters 29 days before election day.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Tensions escalated when Tigray held regional elections in defiance of thata federal delay, leading to a political standoff that erupted into a civil war in November 2020.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Over the coming weeks, select customers in Phoenix, Los Angeles, and San Francisco will see an option to ride in an Ojai (pronounced oh-hai) for free on the Waymo app.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Seb Stafford-Bloor’s excellent Transfer Tiers series is moving on to central defenders today.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The right-shot defenseman has had an excellent tournament for Finland, who advanced to the semifinals with a win over Czechia.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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These pre-selected fighter pilots and their families moved into their apartments during the summer of 1960 after residing at the Frunze Central Airfield in Moscow.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
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Viewers can earn in-game gear, weapons and other rare items by watching selected streamers who are playing Tarkov.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choice. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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