as in chooses
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 opts
And communications officer Uhura opts to embrace the improved efficiency of her Vulcan conversational skills, before deploying a morally questionable mind meld to turn Beto Ortegas into more suitable boyfriend material.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Later in the finale, however, Dylan opts to stay on the sidelines of the big game and faces his dad.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Instead of the New Mexico desert that doubled for Texas and Oklahoma, Relay opts for the urban environment of New York City.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
And if a customer opts for in-person cancellation, there’s limited hours and often difficulty finding a manager to process the forms, the complaint notes — while mailing the form comes with additional costs.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
All could end up coming off the bench if Erik Spoelstra opts to start Tyler Herro and Norman Powell in the backcourt.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
In a split from its desktop cousins, the Omen 16 opts for Intel processors only, available with either the Intel Core i7-14650HX or the Core i9-14900HX.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
City Attorney Jeff Melching said if the council opts to align the question with the June 2026 primary, ballot wording must be finalized by early March to meet the 88-day statutory deadline.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
But not everyone opts to taper off.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2025
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Later in the finale, however, Dylan opts to stay on the sidelines of the big game and faces his dad.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Instead of the New Mexico desert that doubled for Texas and Oklahoma, Relay opts for the urban environment of New York City.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
And if a customer opts for in-person cancellation, there’s limited hours and often difficulty finding a manager to process the forms, the complaint notes — while mailing the form comes with additional costs.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
All could end up coming off the bench if Erik Spoelstra opts to start Tyler Herro and Norman Powell in the backcourt.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
In a split from its desktop cousins, the Omen 16 opts for Intel processors only, available with either the Intel Core i7-14650HX or the Core i9-14900HX.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
City Attorney Jeff Melching said if the council opts to align the question with the June 2026 primary, ballot wording must be finalized by early March to meet the 88-day statutory deadline.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
But not everyone opts to taper off.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opts
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Most of the villains appear on video screens surrounding the stage, but three live characters – Cruella de Vil, Captain Hook and Maleficent – plead their cases to the audience, and the audience chooses the winner.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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But when a figure who should empower us chooses to instead highlight those insecurities, the most fundamental principle of attachment is violated.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Because Gateway cousin track New Hampshire kicks off the next round, and another cousin track, Phoenix, decides the championship.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Dexter decides to gather all the files on him and other killers to take with him.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This figures to be a steep challenge for each team.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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With one of the biggest games of the year coming right off the bat, there figures to plenty of juice in this matchup as well as plenty of people looking for the top LSU-Clemson betting promos.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Opts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opts. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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