preselected

Definition of preselectednext
past tense of preselect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for preselected
Verb
  • Commissioners appoint James Reyes city manager In a separate 4-1 vote, commissioners selected James Reyes as Miami's new city manager.
    Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The secret Traitor selected four players to put on a short list, which were represented on tarot cards hidden behind a portrait in the kitchen.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • While England seems to have preferred Sporting Kansas City’s training site, it is not known why Tuchel would not consider the KC Current or Rock Chalk Park options for a base camp.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Rubio understood what many preferred to ignore.
    Duncan S. DeMarsh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Amaju Pinnick was elected as the NFF’s president in September 2014 and served for eight years.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Maduro’s predecessor, the fiery Hugo Chávez, elected in 1998, expanded social services, including housing and education, thanks to the country’s oil bonanza, which generated revenues estimated at some $981 billion between 1999 and 2011 as crude prices soared.
    Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Preselected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselected. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.

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