preselecting

Definition of preselectingnext
present participle of preselect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for preselecting
Verb
  • The council was charged with selecting Haiti's prime minister in a bid to quickly bring some stability to the beleaguered country.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Surveys of executives consistently show that responsible AI practices are becoming an important factor when selecting vendors.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Users are uniquely choosing to ignore those fixes en masse.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • More women in their late 30s and 40s aren’t just choosing to become first-time mothers—some of them are also entering motherhood on their own, through IVF or donor sperm.
    Akilah Siti Easter, Parents, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • And the coup de grâce came when the Mets again lost out to the Dodgers, with Kyle Tucker electing to play in Los Angeles rather than Queens.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The two countries did make tentative overtures in the late 1990s, when Iranians were electing politicians on promises of greater personal freedom and openness.
    Karl Vick, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • From the costume-picking process to the crazy disguises stars must wear off camera, keep scrolling for the wildest rules contestants on The Masked Singer must follow.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Other photos show them on the sand with their arms around each other and sharing a kiss, with Tatum picking her up and holding her over his head at one point.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Some companies have already leaned into culling headcount to grow profits, including enterprise-software firm IgniteTech.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Florida’s way of culling the program reduces the income eligibility.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Preselecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselecting. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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