deselected

past tense of deselect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deselected
Verb
  • Starlink’s satellite internet has launched in around two dozen other African countries, but Musk has refused to follow South Africa’s affirmative action regulations.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Jay Clayton refused to acknowledge Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election during his confirmation hearing to become director of national intelligence.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • The Senate, the upper house where conservatives hold a majority, rejected the bill.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Born in 1946 amid the bombing of Frankfurt, Ruppert instead developed a psychosexual cosmology that rejected neat distinctions between prey and predator.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • The business remained open Saturday afternoon, but employees declined to comment on the raid when reached by phone.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
  • When Britain withdrew from the Gulf, Qatar declined to fold into the federation that became the United Arab Emirates and took independence alone in 1971, under Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali, before Hamad's branch of the family held power.
    Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Many are ignored, cause unnecessary delays or are dismissed as noise.
    Subba Rao Katragadda, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • That’s why the thought of moving starter Michael King, closer Mason Miller or southpaw Adrian Morejon shouldn’t be ignored if someone is willing to overpay for one of them.
    Jim Bowden, New York Times, 17 July 2026
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“Deselected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deselected. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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