PRESELECTING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

preselecting

verb

present participle of preselect

as in selecting

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The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners will be tasked with selecting the department’s new leader.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
The Justice Department joined the UCLA medical school suit in January and issued a finding in May accusing the school of intentionally considering race in selecting students.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of selecting

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These are novel endorsements; voters in Chicago are fully electing a school board for the first time.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Rocklin Unified School District’s transition to trustee-area elections continues this year, with voters in Areas 2, 4 and 5 electing their representatives by trustee area for the first time.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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For owners, picking the right capital provider is a major decision that can shape the future of their enterprise.

— Frank Williamson, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Florida Lottery players went one for four on Wednesday’s big money draw game jackpots, the lone winner picking the numbers at a Publix.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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The past five years were a culling season of sorts for the Prada Group.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Still, Martin and other experts emphasized that old books are thrown away—and subsequently destroyed—all the time, even for non-academic reasons, by libraries that are simply culling their collections.

— Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026

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