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chose

verb

Definition of chose

past tense of choose

as in selected

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 wanted

to see fit you can wear whatever you choose to the party

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as in decided

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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South Korea selected Possible Love as its submission for the best international feature Oscar, and Netflix is positioning the film as one of its major awards contenders of the season.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
The winners will be selected by an all-new jury consisting of filmmakers Kogonada, Josephine Decker and Pete Ohs, as well as producer Sarah Winshall and cinematographer Jomo Fray.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of selected

Verb

Oak Park and Evanston have decided to end their Flock contracts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
After sunsetting their decades-long careers in the aerospace industry, brothers Jerry and Peter Wong decided to add a bit of magic to their lives by working at Disney.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of decided

Verb

With Balde out of favour and summer re-signing Joao Cancelo not yet fully up to speed, Flick has picked Espart at left-back for each of Barca’s opening five matches in La Liga.

— Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Otosaka said the study stopped with 2023 data, but she's looked at measurements since and found the accelerating trend has picked back up.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of picked

Verb

The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Not every decision pleased every constituency, but his steady leadership showed that justice can evolve without compromising safety.

— Maha Elgenaidi, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleased

Verb

After listening to hours of debate, Shawnee Mission School District parents walked out of the school board meeting Monday night a little relieved after the board opted to give their discussion on changing school boundaries more time.

— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Then, Osceola donned a plunging gold gown dripping in sequins, while Hamm once again opted for a traditional black tux.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of opted

Verb

The researchers did not find equivalent evidence that introverted participants preferred an introverted AI.

— Paul Jones, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026
Germany, meanwhile, has historically preferred to spend money on satellites, scientific missions, and payloads.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of preferred

Verb

Kim was a relatively normal teenager who, while cramming for tests and navigating crushes, also had to save the world from any villain who wished to do harm.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
The paper was a propaganda tool, and whatever Grossman may have wished to write, at first all the editors would permit were inspiring, deadly earnest pieces full of generalities.

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of wished

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