as in select
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking
a selected brand of ice cream with an exceptionally high butterfat content
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as in chose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
selected only two people out of 300 applicants for the summer internship
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Recent Examples of selected
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 July 2025
Lauren James, England’s most explosive attacking player, was a doubt to be among the selected 23 because of a hamstring injury.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
According to the report, more than two-thirds of the stakeholders GAO interviewed reported challenges with warehouses, truck areas and roadways at selected airports, which can be a major supply chain detriment since air cargo spends 80 to 90 percent of its time on the ground.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 July 2025
Lauren James, England’s most explosive attacking player, was a doubt to be among the selected 23 because of a hamstring injury.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 6 June 2025
Verb
All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.
—Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for selected
Adjective
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Although the club has been operating at less than the full 3,800-4,000 daily capacity, there is anecdotal evidence from cruise passengers on Facebook and Cruise Critic that the club has been sold out on select sailings recently.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Its glow fell upon the select gathering, personally assembled by Soo Hoo — among them, founder of the Vivino wine app, Heini Zachariassen, certified Master of Wine and commentator Ned Goodwin and editor-in-chief of The Wine Advocate, William Kelley.—
Pin Yen Tan 9 min ago,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Bhumjaithai is seen as the main defender and preferred choice of the royalist-military establishment.—
GRANT PECK,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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One option is rolling with a six-man rotation, which would keep Crawford or Sandoval in their preferred role while building in extra rest for the others.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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The two have steadily rebuilt ties that had reached a low ebb in 2017 to 2020, when Ankara sided with Qatar in a regional dispute; the regional rift is now between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi and Türkiye again appears to have picked a side.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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At the time, he was seen as a candidate to become CEO of AWS, but Amazon picked former executive Adam Selipsky to run the market-leading cloud.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Her favorite sneakers, her contact lenses, her purse.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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As groups of amateur boxers stream into the Paris gym for class, Khelif slips away to grab a bite at her favorite Algerian café.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Maselli has demonstrated how quickly functional robotics systems can be assembled by building a laundry-folding robot prototype, named Sourccey, in less than 24 hours.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Other tech leaders named include Google co-founder Sergey Brin, venture capitalist Peter Thiel, former Microsoft executive Steven Sinofsky, and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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But his chosen career path ended his life — and nearly killed his heartbroken father, who suffered a stroke upon hearing the news that his son had been gunned down.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
29 July 2025
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Costello’s donates products to community raffles and fundraisers, allowing chosen charities to select any item in the store worth up to $100 for their events.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2025
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Kuechly, elected on his second attempt, will be joined in the five-man class by quarterback Drew Brees, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, kicker Adam Vinatieri and running back Roger Craig.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was also elected last year with a special emphasis on affordability.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Selected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selected. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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