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Recent Examples of preselect
Customers preselect a one-hour slot for their delivery.
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Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2022
Reed used a yellow highlighter to preselect 300 applications that signed voters up for the Indiana Democratic primary without their consent, according to the affidavit.
—Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2020
The car's automatic transmission uses GPS and map data to preselect appropriate gears for upcoming hills and curves.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 1 Sep. 2020
But critics fear that the new model, if adopted, will render the community powerless to stop a preselected site.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020
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Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2022
Reed used a yellow highlighter to preselect 300 applications that signed voters up for the Indiana Democratic primary without their consent, according to the affidavit.
—Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2020
The car's automatic transmission uses GPS and map data to preselect appropriate gears for upcoming hills and curves.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 1 Sep. 2020
But critics fear that the new model, if adopted, will render the community powerless to stop a preselected site.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preselect
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PCMag editors select and review products independently.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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The film marks the director’s return to the Croisette, having been selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival as part of the competition.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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Langley stated in his response that Flock Safety does not share data with federal agencies, but rather customers of Flock can choose to share data with the feds.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the years since the show went off the air, Per Sullivan stopped acting and chose a private life outside the public eye.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Davidson has been a patient figure in the Hawks front office, electing for a draft-heavy route to rebuild the team.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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To Lam's four-day trip to China, which began on Tuesday, is his first overseas trip since he was elected last week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Our critic picks 17 unmissable works of art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Stromer was a four-star recruit out of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School, ranked in ESPN’s top 50 prep prospects from the class of 2023, and picked Gonzaga over UCLA.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Before the couple, who are both 28 and prefer to keep their last names private, walked down the aisle, Alexa had a wedding dress reveal with her eight bridesmaids.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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There are not a lot of options for those who prefer charcoal, graphite or pens.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Preselect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselect. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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