preselects

Definition of preselectsnext
present tense third-person singular of preselect
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Verb
  • The contest, launched to promote young designers from leading design schools worldwide, selects a theme each year that challenges students to infuse innovation into the brand’s signature yarns.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
  • On one hand, when a team selects in the lottery, the logical next step is a draft party, part of the hype of the next newcomer to be marketed.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • If Starmer chooses to step aside, or is ousted, his successor would become Britain’s sixth prime minister in seven years.
    Isa Soares, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
  • But where the décor favors restraint, the food chooses extravagance.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Last week, Spanberger signed legislation entering Virginia into the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC), an initiative that aims to fundamentally change the way the United States elects presidents without amending the Constitution.
    Jason Willick, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The Central Committee implements the decisions of the Party Congress, oversees the party’s policies between Party Congresses, and elects a Polit Bureau, which is the chief executive body of the party, and its general secretary.
    Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Subscribe here to our newsletter In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026
  • This is why the Cleveland Cavaliers surrendered three players and three unprotected draft picks to acquire Donovan Mitchell, for moments such as Sunday’s Game 7 in Detroit.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Fred prefers to vividly demonstrate his fondness for embodying an AI emulation.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • But Collins prefers to speak in grander terms about Wonder’s vision.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 May 2026
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“Preselects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselects. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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