PRESELECT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

preselect

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Definition of preselect

as in to select

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Recent Examples of preselect Travelers who want a meat-free meal on international routes should preselect their meals while purchasing their tickets or during check-in. — cleveland, 29 May 2022 Jones, a philosophy professor, frequently presents her students with ethical conundrums, such as whether potential parents should preselect embryos with desirable traits. — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 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 See All Example Sentences for preselect

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Soto was the sole player selected to represent the Mets at the 96th edition of the Midsummer Classic, which will take place July 14 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
Peninsula Family Service has been selected by the California Department of Education to assume operations of the Creative Montessori Learning Center in East Palo Alto, effective this month.

— Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 5 July 2026

Definition of select

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Eustaquio chooses to cross into a central area and Bosnia clear the ball, but the idea — to draw opponents out and create an overload in one area — was sound.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Vernon Vernon is known as the trail capital of British Columbia, and hikers, cyclists, and mountain bikers have hundreds of miles of trails to choose from.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026

Definition of choose

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Not long afterward, he was elected president on a platform deeply hostile to the West and its liberal ideology, and especially to the United States — threatening a hard fight in the event of war.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Caminero was elected via fan balloting, Diaz and Rasmussen were voted in by league players, and Baker was added by MLB officials, who fill out the 32-man rosters.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026

Definition of elect

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And his ability to lead — as a former catcher — also carried a lot of weight in the team’s decision to pick him sixth overall.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
Because of that, Barça could pick him up for a bargain €22 million plus €7 million ($25 million plus $8 million) more in variables.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of pick

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Meanwhile, oily or acne-prone skin types may prefer lightweight fluids and gels that are noncomedogenic and won’t feel heavy throughout the day.

— Catharine Malzahn, Allure, 13 July 2026
General manager Jeff Pagliocca prefers to remain active during all trade windows, which has resulted in a flood of moves over the past three seasons that include trading away star players like Kahleah Copper, Marina Mabrey and Angel Reese.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

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