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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To add to the sense of chaos, a ballboy refused to give the ball to Middlesbrough’s Matt Targett — who began his career at Southampton — which led to another flare-up.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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When Warren’s editor sent galleys of the book to William Faulkner, seeking a blurb, Faulkner refused.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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But Breakfield rejected that argument during sentencing.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Lower courts likely won't approve a measure that aims to circumvent a Supreme Court ruling and would probably reject any law that ties the provision of general government services to the behaviors of the recipients, Smith said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Ricketts faces four primary challengers of his own, but he's mostly ignored those rivals to put more attention towards Osborn in what could be a competitive race.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Common laundry habits — ignoring dryer vent buildup, leaving wet clothes in the washer, using hot water on everything and skipping the washing machine gasket — can damage appliances, ruin fabrics and even create a fire risk.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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Bass defended her administration’s handling of homelessness, pointing to declining homelessness counts and the city’s Inside Safe program, while criticizing Raman’s record on police hiring and past votes against some encampment enforcement measures near schools and other sensitive sites.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Spatola and his legal team declined to comment immediately after the verdict.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2026
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“Deselect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deselect. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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