as in selecting
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
I've elected to study French as my foreign language
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Recent Examples of electing
In polling and other tests of political sentiment, Newsom appears to have become the unofficial frontrunner, three years before voters will be electing the next president.
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Dan Walters, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs made the 32-year-old Thuney available after electing to give guard Trey Allen a franchise tag (and later a four-year, $94-million contract.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Washington-Mid Atlantic and Philadelphia locals are also electing national board members this election cycle.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
On Monday, Guyana is electing its next president, as well as members of its parliament and regional councils.
—Anabella González, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Vince replaced her with Katherine Woodman, electing to keep Rachel Reilly off the block.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2025
One feature of the 2022 redistricting plan dismantled a north Florida congressional district with boundaries that had been crafted to increase the chances of electing a Black member of Congress.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
The city has a long history of electing Black leaders, many of whom came up through the Civil Rights Movement.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Only in a few cases have a building’s residents decided to forgo the profit-taking, instead electing to stand pat and pay it forward, allowing the next generation to partake.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Dan Walters, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs made the 32-year-old Thuney available after electing to give guard Trey Allen a franchise tag (and later a four-year, $94-million contract.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Washington-Mid Atlantic and Philadelphia locals are also electing national board members this election cycle.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
On Monday, Guyana is electing its next president, as well as members of its parliament and regional councils.
—Anabella González, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Vince replaced her with Katherine Woodman, electing to keep Rachel Reilly off the block.
—David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2025
One feature of the 2022 redistricting plan dismantled a north Florida congressional district with boundaries that had been crafted to increase the chances of electing a Black member of Congress.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
The city has a long history of electing Black leaders, many of whom came up through the Civil Rights Movement.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Only in a few cases have a building’s residents decided to forgo the profit-taking, instead electing to stand pat and pay it forward, allowing the next generation to partake.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for electing
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This evolved into a prototype chiefly engineered by Burrell Smith, selecting for its CPU the 8-bit Motorola 6809 as an upgrade from the Apple II's MOS 6502 but still keeping costs low.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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At the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, the Reply AI Film Festival named Love at First Sight by Jacopo Reale, its Grand Prize winner, The AI Film Festival announced winners during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, selecting from over 2,500 submissions from 67 countries.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This means regularly assessing your thinking skills, consciously choosing when to engage versus delegate mental tasks, and maintaining practices that keep your mind sharp.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Neighbors lined up against the farmers’ solar project, putting the county commission in a position of choosing between private property rights and what neighbors think is best.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Sep. 2025
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But a growing number of people seem to be picking the team to finish first in the AFC West.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Prices vary based on color and size, but shoppers will score the biggest discounts when picking them up in Portman’s exact mushroom shade.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Electing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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