preselecting

present participle of preselect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for preselecting
Verb
  • The 2025 offseason opened with the Valkyries selecting a bulk of their roster through an expansion draft held last December.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Effective boards take a strategic approach in selecting experts and establishing briefing agendas, prioritizing material risks and maintaining their role as a governing, rather than technical, body.
    John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ryuji dies in the Season 3 finale, choosing to head into the world of death rather than fight for life.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Farner said the school's tech advisory team reviewed a number of systems, met several times and considered various options before choosing ePASS.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But buy-in was earned in other ways, from providing input on certain amenities to electing a community council.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • In the Reagan years, many high-tax states were still electing numerous Republican lawmakers, giving the SALT deduction a bipartisan constituency.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But not everyone agreed that this mom would be better off picking her battles before rushing into an argument that could cost her a peaceful relationship with her in-laws.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Read on to find out what your peers are picking and to find out why each boozy bevvy is preferred by its corresponding sign.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Kennedy has already propagated an insidious revolution within the agencies under his control, using a playbook familiar to illiberal leaders—culling expertise, silencing critics, and weaponizing administrative procedure to grant a veneer of legitimacy to his actions.
    Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In October 2022, Spotify, under pressure from investors to reduce costs, began culling its original podcast offerings, cancelling several Gimlet shows and laying off dozens of staffers.
    Eric Benson, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Preselecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselecting. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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