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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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Dayle joined the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC) in 2019 and became a prominent member of the organization over her six seasons, including being selected as a Pro Bowl cheerleader in 2024.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
19 June 2025
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And the God, who is an omnipotent God, in many ways become impotent, because God has given us the gift to choose.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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This investigation can finally create price transparency in Florida, empowering patients to choose the best care at the best prices.—
Cynthia A Fisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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Since being elected pope in early May, Leo has made the risks of AI on humanity a key priority of his papacy.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
20 June 2025
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Recently elected Grayslake Mayor Elizabeth Davies greeted participants at the library with welcoming remarks.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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These kids would be walking around down the road and the F.B.I. would pick them up and take them down to the jail to be interrogated, then tell them to walk home.—
Nick Estes,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
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Since its Sundance debut, the film has played many festivals, from Cannes to Independent Film Festival Boston, which picked Sorry, Baby as the capstone for this year’s edition of the fest.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
26 June 2025
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Romeu wants a clean break from FC Barcelona To get a clean slate, Romeu prefers that his terms are terminated according to AS, which would help FC Barcelona get his salary off the books and have more room to operate in terms of Financial Fair Play.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The personal consumption expenditures index, a measure of inflation preferred by the Fed, will rise from 2.1% to 3% over the remainder of 2025, the central bank predicted.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
18 June 2025
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“Preselect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselect. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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