Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preselecting
Verb
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Watson said the city does not play a role in selecting festival speakers but will continue protecting people’s right to protest.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Shortly afterward, however, Iran’s Assembly of Experts — the constitutional body responsible for selecting the supreme leader — announced that Mojtaba Khamenei would assume leadership of the Islamic Republic.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Follow your interest, then translate insight into action by choosing a useful resource and mapping clear steps with someone who’s already traveled this path.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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At the end of Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence, an aging Newland Archer, who as a young man broke his own heart by choosing propriety over love, tells himself that the mark of the modern era is that everyone is too busy to care about their neighbors’ standing.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Voters are directly electing 165 members to the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Parliament.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Voters are directly electing 165 members to the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Parliament.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Finding the right pillow is a lot like picking the perfect paint color—there are thousands of options to narrow down, and each one can make an impact on how cozy your bedroom feels.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Winds were predicted to subside in the evening hours on Saturday before picking back up on Sunday morning, albeit at lower speeds than Saturday morning.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The culling perfectly played into ongoing fears that AI automation is coming for white-collar jobs, a major job market and economic disruption that workers are becoming increasingly worried about — and which clearly has execs salivating.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
5 Mar. 2026
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Around 40% of employees expect to follow Siemiatkowski’s lead in culling staff down the line as a result of AI, according to the 2025 World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Preselecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselecting. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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