as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
he'll deselect any plan that doesn't put him in total control
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Recent Examples of deselect
To turn it off, go to Settings > System > Power Saving, and deselect Use Power Saver for each title.
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PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
On a Mac, click on the Control Center, then click Screen Mirroring and deselect your iPad from the dropdown list.
—Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 10 May 2025
People will deselect brands that don’t.
—Jesper Brodin, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
To turn off a specific filter, tap Filtered by again, then deselect it.
—Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023
On the next page that appears, deselect the Autoplay previews while browsing on all devices option.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Nov. 2022
Click Edit and deselect the checkbox.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020
Occasionally, pathfinding might break and force us to deselect the entire party, select an individual character, and move them (after which pathfinding was fine again).
—Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2020
Churchill himself was deselected in 1904 in an argument over free trade.
—Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2019
PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
On a Mac, click on the Control Center, then click Screen Mirroring and deselect your iPad from the dropdown list.
—Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 10 May 2025
People will deselect brands that don’t.
—Jesper Brodin, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
To turn off a specific filter, tap Filtered by again, then deselect it.
—Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023
On the next page that appears, deselect the Autoplay previews while browsing on all devices option.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Nov. 2022
Click Edit and deselect the checkbox.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020
Occasionally, pathfinding might break and force us to deselect the entire party, select an individual character, and move them (after which pathfinding was fine again).
—Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2020
Churchill himself was deselected in 1904 in an argument over free trade.
—Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deselect
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Increasingly, judges are opting to sanction lawyers who submit briefs tainted by AI errors, Moylan said, sometimes fining those who refuse to admit wrongdoing or referring them to their state’s bar association for disciplinary actions.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Like the impish anti-romance that crumbles around it, the movie’s twist is both transgressive enough to be pleased with itself and also rooted in a reality that refuses to be dismissed as a bad joke.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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Olsson rejects The Athletic’s offer to take cover inside the coffee shop.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Last week, for example, the UK government rejected plans by a Chinese company, Ming Yang, to invest in a Scottish factory to produce wind turbine blades, citing national security reasons.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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This is a youngster in great form and proving hard to ignore.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Some Democrats argue that the cost of ignoring young male voters is higher than the risk of association with Piker.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Throughout the years-long investigation, Cherfilus-McCormick declined interview requests from the committee and provided little to no defense against the committee’s allegations.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some declined to provide their full names, citing safety concerns.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Deselect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deselect. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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