as in selected
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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Commissioners appoint James Reyes city manager In a separate 4-1 vote, commissioners selected James Reyes as Miami's new city manager.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026 -
The secret Traitor selected four players to put on a short list, which were represented on tarot cards hidden behind a portrait in the kitchen.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Lewis and Pete Prisco at CBS Sports both picked New England in close games.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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If only a few in number, they can be hand-picked from the plants and destroyed.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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While England seems to have preferred Sporting Kansas City’s training site, it is not known why Tuchel would not consider the KC Current or Rock Chalk Park options for a base camp.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Rubio understood what many preferred to ignore.—
Duncan S. DeMarsh,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Opted (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opted%20%28for%29. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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