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Recent Examples of preselect
Jones, a philosophy professor, frequently presents her students with ethical conundrums, such as whether potential parents should preselect embryos with desirable traits.
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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
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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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
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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The Birthday Bourbon comes from 210 rare and aged barrels from one day’s production, dating back to April 5, 2013, and they were selected by Master Distiller Emeritus Chris Morris and Assistant Master Distiller Caleb Trigo.—
Amanda Hancock,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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In May, Evergreen was selected as a recipient for the Microsoft’s AI for Good Award.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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Merkley ultimately chose to close the camp after someone who seemingly did not live there fired a gunshot near a camp resident's tent the morning of July 25, according to police.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
15 Aug. 2025
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The real question is whether those chairs are filled with people who are engaged, performing at their best, and choosing to be there.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Bills elected to shut down both Sanders and Walker for the night, their rookie defensive tackles still with ample time to go in the second half.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Our national policy is to elect a Democratic Congress and impose a third attempt to get Trump out of office.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Aug. 2025
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In June, blueberry season begins, and guests can use their $10 entry fee to pick and take home organic blueberries.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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The question for now is whether regulatory policy by the Federal Reserve is potentially picking winners and losers in the future design of blockchain platforms.—
Jason Brett,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Aside from carrier operations, instead of concentrating on air superiority, the Navy prefers to deal in surface warfare, attacking ships and ground targets.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Aug. 2025
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Of course, the team would have preferred to pitch King during the first game of a stretch of 13 consecutive games without a day off.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Preselect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselect. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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