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
As well as choosing attorney general, voters are electing a governor, lieutenant governor and all 100 seats in the House of Delegates.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
With Antetokounmpo electing to stick around in Milwaukee, this is a different type of environment.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Instead of electing one winner per district, proportional representation uses multi-member districts and allocates seats based on vote share.
—Duane Roberts, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Mahtomedi had a chance to put the game away late in the fourth, but came up two yards short after electing to go for it on fourth-and-3 at the Raiders’ 7.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025
But after Democrats won a super-majority in Albany in the fall of 2020—electing progressives from New York City, such as Zohran Mamdani—Cuomo signed the bill.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
But buy-in was earned in other ways, from providing input on certain amenities to electing a community council.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
In the Reagan years, many high-tax states were still electing numerous Republican lawmakers, giving the SALT deduction a bipartisan constituency.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
With Antetokounmpo electing to stick around in Milwaukee, this is a different type of environment.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Instead of electing one winner per district, proportional representation uses multi-member districts and allocates seats based on vote share.
—Duane Roberts, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Mahtomedi had a chance to put the game away late in the fourth, but came up two yards short after electing to go for it on fourth-and-3 at the Raiders’ 7.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025
But after Democrats won a super-majority in Albany in the fall of 2020—electing progressives from New York City, such as Zohran Mamdani—Cuomo signed the bill.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
But buy-in was earned in other ways, from providing input on certain amenities to electing a community council.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
In the Reagan years, many high-tax states were still electing numerous Republican lawmakers, giving the SALT deduction a bipartisan constituency.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for electing
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Harris-Pincus recommends selecting a single nutrition habit, such as meal prepping, or adding a half-cup of beans to your daily diet to boost protein intake.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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This bond has shifted Isaac’s approach to selecting projects.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Some families are choosing to forgo internet and cell service on vacation to encourage more quality time.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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The United States may be choosing to step back.—
Sergio Alonso Fernández de Córdova y de Veyga,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Reid had come to Music City like so many guitar-picking hopefuls.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Here is who 55 national experts are picking to win the game.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Electing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electing. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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