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
James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
My daughter may never have that choice.
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Maria Colacurcio,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 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.
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Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Twoness was, after all, a choice.
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James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
My daughter may never have that choice.
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Maria Colacurcio,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Adjective
Her story about not wanting to flash her nips at the then–Prince of Wales is choice.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 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.
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Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choice
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While SpaceX shares have fallen recently, current and former employees who were granted shares or options still would come away winners given the stock remains above the $135 IPO price.
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So, sometimes a conversation just isn’t going to be your best option.
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This was one of 145 bets that Makihara appeared to place on Polymarket between January and May, but all of those bets were fake, the article said.
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Other videos also misrepresented the earnings users could have made on parallel bets, the Journal's report found.
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The most productive game of his career came in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, with personal bests of 157 yards and two touchdowns on eight receptions.
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In all, Enhanced said there were 14 personal bests set by 12 athletes, all of them swimmers and weightlifters.
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The First Amendment prohibits such an assault on Gateway's religious autonomy and freedom.
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Any other solution, even one motivated by a desire to protect your guests from harm, cannot avoid also looking like an intrusion into personal autonomy and a negative judgment on character.
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Could it be broken into on election night?
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The post underscored two fundamental elements of the party’s campaign ahead of parliamentary elections slated for late October.
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What were once more modest spaces offering massages and other select services have grown into comprehensive wellness centers, offering a vast array of options for guests seeking pampering and self-care.
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The company has been working on AI matchmaking and plans to ditch swiping in the last three months of the year in select markets.
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Turkey evened it in the 10th minute with an excellent two-man game from Baris Alper Yilmaz and Güler, the 21-year-old Real Madrid rising star.
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The nearby town of Dolores makes an excellent home base.
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Some cool features include a kill switch that automatically disconnects you from the internet if the VPN connection fails, as well as split tunneling that allows selected apps to use the VPN connection while others transmit data in clear text.
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There’s a fair bit of road ahead of him of course, but possibly being called up to preseason training by Hansi Flick, as a selected group of Barça Atletic stars often are, could see him being given a chance to show the German what he’s got.
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“Choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choice. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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