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
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.
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Photographed heading to Lattanzi in New York with his colleagues for the week, Storrie opted for a chocolate brown, shearling collared leather jacket by Sandro, a cobalt blue knit, straight-leg blue jeans, and black Saint Laurent penny loafers with white socks.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
The Stars considered returning him to game action just before the Olympic break but opted to give him a few extra weeks to recover.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
In a world where even well-meaning attention can sometimes threaten fragile ecosystems, the researchers opted to keep the minnow’s precise home under wraps.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 25 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
During the first of his two terms as CEO, Iger opted to deploy Disney’s treasury to buy Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm, believing that the company with the greatest stockpile of intellectual property wins.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Fortunately, the Education Department opted to go in that direction by harmonizing GE rulemaking with OBBB language.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026
Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Photographed heading to Lattanzi in New York with his colleagues for the week, Storrie opted for a chocolate brown, shearling collared leather jacket by Sandro, a cobalt blue knit, straight-leg blue jeans, and black Saint Laurent penny loafers with white socks.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
The Stars considered returning him to game action just before the Olympic break but opted to give him a few extra weeks to recover.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
In a world where even well-meaning attention can sometimes threaten fragile ecosystems, the researchers opted to keep the minnow’s precise home under wraps.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 25 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
During the first of his two terms as CEO, Iger opted to deploy Disney’s treasury to buy Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm, believing that the company with the greatest stockpile of intellectual property wins.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Fortunately, the Education Department opted to go in that direction by harmonizing GE rulemaking with OBBB language.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 18 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 2 Mar. 2026.
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