as in decided
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 opted
The winner, who opted to remain anonymous, purchased the ticket Monday for $50 at Moonlight Food Mart located at 13900 Trinity Blvd.
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Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Pitt's headgear consisted of a Burberry Check bucket hat, while de Ramon, a jewelry executive, opted for a baseball cap.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
Netflix subsequently opted not to raise its bid for Warners, effectively ending its pursuit of the company.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Ethan Hawke opted for a black suit and was seen holding his daughter’s bouquet.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Most other countries don’t observe the practice, including several that have opted to end it within the past decade.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Councilmembers also supported the public’s request to recoup the $154,650 already spent on the license-plate readers, but opted to pursue that issue separately to keep the final resolution focused strictly on contract termination.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Ogalla said at one time, a farmer may have opted to put solar panels on a portion of his farm, in what was the case of personal property rights.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Tate McRae opted for a diaphanous sheer white gown at last year’s VMAs.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Pitt's headgear consisted of a Burberry Check bucket hat, while de Ramon, a jewelry executive, opted for a baseball cap.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
Netflix subsequently opted not to raise its bid for Warners, effectively ending its pursuit of the company.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
Ethan Hawke opted for a black suit and was seen holding his daughter’s bouquet.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Most other countries don’t observe the practice, including several that have opted to end it within the past decade.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Councilmembers also supported the public’s request to recoup the $154,650 already spent on the license-plate readers, but opted to pursue that issue separately to keep the final resolution focused strictly on contract termination.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Ogalla said at one time, a farmer may have opted to put solar panels on a portion of his farm, in what was the case of personal property rights.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Tate McRae opted for a diaphanous sheer white gown at last year’s VMAs.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opted
Verb
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But after the third season, my wife and I decided to move there.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Anyway, in yet another attempt to curtail Social Security expenditures, Congress in 1981 decided that the death benefit should be paid only to a widow or widower who was living with the deceased at the time of death, or to any minor children.—
Tom Margenau,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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We’ve been lost in Bangkok but figured it out … after a while.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
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The deaths of your parents have figured pretty prominently in the last two records.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Opted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opted. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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