PRESELECTING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

preselecting

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present participle of preselect

as in selecting

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These are anonymous and set up similar to a dating profile, with users selecting their preference in letter types (short and casual versus longer and conversational) and answering one of a handful of prompts to get a conversation starting.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Operators increasingly weigh automation, operating costs and pilot workload when selecting aircraft.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

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Reports had previously spread about Flick choosing another La Masia pearl in Jordi Pesquer.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Mourinho kept him on until the 79th minute, choosing instead to replace Bernardo and Guler in the 63rd minute, even though both appeared to have more energy left in the tank than Bellingham.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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California was once hailed as a model for curbing the power of special interests and electing moderates.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Their second drive was hurt by a false start on Brandon Parker before a fourth-and-1 attempt, which led to Kyle Shanahan electing to punt.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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Another help has been picking different parts of the ball to hit, Stott said — aiming toward the bottom when facing sinkerballers and the top against four-seam throwers.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The idea is that as an operator mimes picking up a pile of rocks, the arm would generate a force in response, as if the operator could feel the heaviness of the rocks, confirming that the excavator is indeed picking them up.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026

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The agency has dealt with homeowners illegally culling trees to improve their views in the past, but those are dwarfed by the scale of these poisonings, Cowen said.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
The Australian watchdog's claim, filed to the federal court Wednesday, said the unlimited broadcast size of Telegram channels meant the app must take responsibility for culling harmful material.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

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