electing

verb

present participle of elect
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 Radical Democrats continue to oppose commonsense measures that protect the security of mail-in ballots and ensure only Americans are electing American leaders. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Lauer was mentioned in trade rumors, with the Dodgers electing to keep him at the deadline with a specific role in mind. — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026 Moms for Liberty, once dedicated to electing like-minded school board members statewide, also spent the least amount of money and endorsed the fewest school board candidates this year since its formation in 2021. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 In Palm Beach County, voters chose wisely by electing Erica Whitfield to the County Commission District 2 seat and John McGovern to the School Board District 6 seat. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 By electing the smaller models when appropriate, Mui said, having options can save the state money and reduce environmental effects. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 California was once hailed as a model for curbing the power of special interests and electing moderates. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 The day started positively for the hosts, with skipper Pat Cummins winning the toss and electing to bat. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 The opposition Fidesz party said ​it would not participate in the process of electing the president, and accused Tisza of authoritarian policies, allegations which ​Tisza denied. — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for electing
  1. selecting
  2. choosing
  3. picking
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  • These are anonymous and set up similar to a dating profile, with users selecting their preference in letter types (short and casual versus longer and conversational) and answering one of a handful of prompts to get a conversation starting.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Operators increasingly weigh automation, operating costs and pilot workload when selecting aircraft.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of selecting
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  • Reports had previously spread about Flick choosing another La Masia pearl in Jordi Pesquer.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Mourinho kept him on until the 79th minute, choosing instead to replace Bernardo and Guler in the 63rd minute, even though both appeared to have more energy left in the tank than Bellingham.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of choosing
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  • Another help has been picking different parts of the ball to hit, Stott said — aiming toward the bottom when facing sinkerballers and the top against four-seam throwers.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The idea is that as an operator mimes picking up a pile of rocks, the arm would generate a force in response, as if the operator could feel the heaviness of the rocks, confirming that the excavator is indeed picking them up.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of picking

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“Electing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electing. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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