elects

present tense third-person singular of elect

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of elects Now the Red Sox are expected to lose another productive hitter — albeit one who never got a chance to swing the bat at Fenway Park this season — if outfielder Trayce Thompson elects free agency. Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Thai parliament elects new PM Thailand has its third prime minister in a year after Anutin Charnvirakul breezed through a parliamentary vote. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025 What emerged from those interviews was a portrait of a region grappling with its own political identity in a state that elects conservative politicians but passes progressive-leaning policies. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025 Coming off this success, Dijon’s latest album, Baby, admirably elects to reinvent rather than capitalize on a sound only just now breaking through. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elects
Verb
  • Able to move upward only as far as the elevator rises, then quickly plunged to earth again, the elevator worker chooses to end his trials.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Ira Wertenteil chooses to believe the Peabody-Whitehead Mansion has no ghostly grudge against him.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Once the human in the loop selects the option the team prefers, the systems can assign tasks to agents that underlay SAP’s assistant.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
  • On the left wing, Charlton selects a rather more famous winger, Paco Gento.
    Michael Walker, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Peruse our top picks for the best straight-leg jeans on the market, with tons of style options to fit your own aesthetic sensibilities.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Recent research finds a similar curse afflicts National Football League teams that compete to acquire one of the top picks in its annual draft of new players.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Elects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elects. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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