as in selected
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking
the chosen few who are invited to a gathering at the CEO's house at the end of the year
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as in choice
a person or thing that is chosen
of the five sons in the family, he was his father's chosen and thus showered with attention and special gifts
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as in picked
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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Recent Examples of chosen
Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Costello’s donates products to community raffles and fundraisers, allowing chosen charities to select any item in the store worth up to $100 for their events.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2025
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2025
Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Minneapolis was chosen as one of the 14 finalists.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 12 June 2026
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Adjective
But his chosen career path ended his life — and nearly killed his heartbroken father, who suffered a stroke upon hearing the news that his son had been gunned down.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Costello’s donates products to community raffles and fundraisers, allowing chosen charities to select any item in the store worth up to $100 for their events.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2025
Noun
The clash sees Cliff Curtis’ spurned chieftain Keōua, now high on his own supply as the chosen of the volcano Gods, on the one side; then, Kaina Makua’s reluctant, good-hearted king Kamehameha, and Jason Momoa’s vengeful chief of war Ka’iana on the other.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
This look has often been mentioned, less for its design than for its particular shade of green, the same one chosen by Meghan Markle for her Emilia Wickstead outfit for her farewell to the Royal Family at the 2020 Commonwealth Service.
—Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Minneapolis was chosen as one of the 14 finalists.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chosen
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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Sticking with the manufacturer’s pre-selected stain and paint options is a great way to cut back on unnecessary costs.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In some ways, the first lady stuck to her common fashion choices for fight night.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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With a focus on driving down the high cost of living, fixing our broken health care system, getting ICE under control, ending this reckless and costly war of choice in the Middle East and cleaning up corruption.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
14 June 2026
Verb
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But the bullpen picked him up with five scoreless innings until Bradgley Rodriguez buckled in the 10th inning and Matsui did the same in the 11th.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Her sister picked her up from the airport.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Howe really rated Woltemade and the 23-year-old really wanted to join after hearing the head coach’s vision over Zoom, but Newcastle were not signing a like-for-like replacement for Alexander Isak.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
10 Dec. 2025
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After Pel died suddenly last April, Tommy wanted to do something in his grandfather's honor.—
Anna Alejo,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
Verb
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But with a growing awareness of the mental health risks posed by children spending too much time online, Starmer has decided to go further after speaking to parents and considering evidence from Australia, which brought in a ban for under-16s last year.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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The veteran decided to try out the school after watching it be built near his home, according to the institution.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Former Republicans at the head of the anti-Trump Save America Movement are dumping up to $100 million into select House races across the country in 2026.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Dec. 2025
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The service also supports WiFi connectively on commercial airliners and cell-to-satellite service on select carriers.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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These bets were flagged by law enforcement officials, who then turned them over to the NCAA.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Many years later, in an interview with the YouTube channel Desimpedidos, Ronaldinho said that the whole episode was premeditated and part of a bet that earned him a free meal.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Tearful supporters at a California Working Families Party shindig at the Mission Control bar and arcade in downtown Santa Ana hugged Lopez, gifted her flowers and wished her well.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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But as the world wished her well, Catherine slowly began to recover.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
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“Chosen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chosen. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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