as in to choose
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
after that near catastrophe, they opted to reinstate the telephone service
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Recent Examples of opt
Their characters are the focus of the third book in Elle Kennedy's series, The Score, but the series opted to shuffle the order for the screen after introducing Dean and Allie's romance midway through season 1.
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
For prolonged outdoor activities such as swimming, exercising or spending time at the beach, Reszko recommends opting for broad-spectrum SPF 50.
—Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Peacock has opted not to renew its 1970s espionage thriller Ponies, starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, for a second season.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 June 2026
The 36-year-old actress opted to wear shorts under her dress.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 23 June 2026
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
For prolonged outdoor activities such as swimming, exercising or spending time at the beach, Reszko recommends opting for broad-spectrum SPF 50.
—Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Peacock has opted not to renew its 1970s espionage thriller Ponies, starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, for a second season.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 June 2026
The 36-year-old actress opted to wear shorts under her dress.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opt
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Manhattan matchup The two super PAC networks have largely shied away from producing ads that mention AI and have mostly chosen to avoid competing against each other in the same races.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The comedian, 38, best known for his role as the acerbic gay best friend Elliott Goss in HBO’s Search Party, chose our meeting place to take advantage of the balmy late-May weather and to say goodbye to the neighborhood.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
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Attorneys for the Justice Department asked Cooper for more time to respond to Beatty, saying the Kennedy Center is still deciding how to proceed.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Lucky decides to take Mason to his first baseball game in Atlanta, only to encounter a series of complications and setbacks for which fatherhood, grief, and economic barriers are a distinct part of the Black American experience.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
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Legal steps necessary to make Orlando the capital of Florida are so simple, in fact, that any one can figure them out.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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John’s problem, his brother figured, was a lack of direction.—
Matthew Blackwell,
Pitchfork,
22 June 2026
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“Opt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opt. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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