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as in selects
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
choose a computer that best suits your needs
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as in wants
to see fit
you can wear whatever you choose to the party
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as in decides
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
chose to write on a controversial topic for the local newspaper
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Recent Examples of chooses
Teoscar Hernández chooses the right time to hustle No one has felt the highs and lows of this series quite like Hernández, whose defensive gaffe in the second inning of Game 1 exacerbated the Dodgers’ early deficit and whose bat lifted them to a 5-3 victory that night.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
As anger fades into apathy and grief is aggravated by guilt, the public also chooses silence.
—Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Each month, a different business, community organization, collective or mutual aid group chooses a book and recommends a bookseller then leads that month's discussion.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Instead, Jawan chooses to take the far more earnest route.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
If Elliott chooses not to appeal the fine, the amount will be taken out of his next game check.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Whether Hamas chooses this route will likely depend on whether its political leaders, mostly in Turkey and Qatar, hold sway over its fighters on the ground.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Robinhood chooses which markets to list from those providers, Mackenzie said, enabling it to avoid those that could be controversial or prone to manipulation.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
If a company chooses to lean into the AI description, DeBettignies can ask the model why someone might not want to apply for the role.
—Caroline Nihill, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
As anger fades into apathy and grief is aggravated by guilt, the public also chooses silence.
—Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Each month, a different business, community organization, collective or mutual aid group chooses a book and recommends a bookseller then leads that month's discussion.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Instead, Jawan chooses to take the far more earnest route.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
If Elliott chooses not to appeal the fine, the amount will be taken out of his next game check.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Whether Hamas chooses this route will likely depend on whether its political leaders, mostly in Turkey and Qatar, hold sway over its fighters on the ground.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Robinhood chooses which markets to list from those providers, Mackenzie said, enabling it to avoid those that could be controversial or prone to manipulation.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
If a company chooses to lean into the AI description, DeBettignies can ask the model why someone might not want to apply for the role.
—Caroline Nihill, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chooses
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Each year, a jury made up of Netflix execs and invited guests selects one Brazilian fiction film from the festival that hasn’t yet landed a streaming deal.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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The commission, comprising 17 voting members, selects a preferred candidate, whom the Prime Minister then approves.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Cook wants the foundation to also benefit other neurodivergent kids, like those with ADHD or dyslexia.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Everyone just wants to have empathy and comfort for our families that were impacted.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with Variety in April 2023, Coelen shared that the crew often decides who will reveal their decision first at the altar.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Snoopy decides to cook his own version of a Thanksgiving meal with help from his friends.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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That means just about any food-and-Miami related subject is fair game, from who picks the avocados and celebrations of the different culinary cultures of Miami to why everyone in this town is willing to sell their literal souls and possibly their children for mangoes every summer.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Commit to the draft picks on defense McMillan might already be the Panthers’ best player.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Sports events, social outings, movies, the theater, fun get-togethers, playful activities with kids – do whatever pleases you and brings you joy.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
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Late-night draw Traditional TV viewership has decreased as the audience opts for streaming.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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In her video, Arnold opts to switch up her running route, turning around and going the other way, so as not to find herself in the bison's path.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Ramírez urged Rocchio to seek out the hard stuff and to treat the cutter like a fastball, not a slider, which is what the pitcher prefers.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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If a startup’s team prefers to use Slack, they’re allowed to continue to do so even if Thomson Reuters relies on Microsoft Teams.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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If the biological father wishes to reconstruct his relationship with his biological son, most courts will support him in that desire.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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What Hicks longs to do, in the face of these multidirectional threats to life and liberty, is persuade April to run away with him, hitchhiking from Wisconsin to who knows where, like a pair of Depression-era hoboes, out of range of anyone who wishes them ill.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Chooses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chooses. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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