as in to choose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
I opted for the smaller car after I calculated how much money I would save on gas every week
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The Nashville Predators chose physical forward Brady Martin with the fifth pick.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025 -
And the God, who is an omnipotent God, in many ways become impotent, because God has given us the gift to choose.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Dial 511 and select a route to hear real-time conditions.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
19 June 2025
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The 64 selected last fall are a highly motivated group that represents a true cross-section of the student body, including six different home languages, students with disabilities and all academic levels.—
Jenelyn Russo,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
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These kids would be walking around down the road and the F.B.I. would pick them up and take them down to the jail to be interrogated, then tell them to walk home.—
Nick Estes,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
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Since its Sundance debut, the film has played many festivals, from Cannes to Independent Film Festival Boston, which picked Sorry, Baby as the capstone for this year’s edition of the fest.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
26 June 2025
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Historically, the Bulls prefer to let restricted free agents test the market before entering serious contract conversations.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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As for a short brush, Kim prefers the Ricca Gel Universal Liner Brush, which is the perfect length for creating the tiny seeds and speckles on kiwis and strawberries.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
30 June 2025
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“Opt (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opt%20%28for%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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