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as in nominee
one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty
NASA's roster of selectees for its astronaut training program
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Recent Examples of selectee
The selectees were narrowed down from a field of 8,000 applicants.
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Ars Technica's space reporters ranked the five selectees for the European Launcher Challenge in order from most likely to least likely to reach orbit.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Next Step Critics’ Week selectee Agirretxe makes her debut with a socially engaged drama centered on factory workers in San Sebastián, 1978, during a strike.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 19 May 2025
The church, erected in 1921, is among the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2024 selectees.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Diversity Immigrant Applications On Hold In regard to the Biden Appeals, Morrison argues that while thousands of Diversity Visas selectees have a legal path to immigrate to the United States, the Biden administration is using the appellate process to extinguish their immigration journeys.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
The first-team all-area selectee will lead a team looking to reach the postseason again in its first year in 5A.
—Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Ars Technica's space reporters ranked the five selectees for the European Launcher Challenge in order from most likely to least likely to reach orbit.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Next Step Critics’ Week selectee Agirretxe makes her debut with a socially engaged drama centered on factory workers in San Sebastián, 1978, during a strike.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 19 May 2025
The church, erected in 1921, is among the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2024 selectees.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Diversity Immigrant Applications On Hold In regard to the Biden Appeals, Morrison argues that while thousands of Diversity Visas selectees have a legal path to immigrate to the United States, the Biden administration is using the appellate process to extinguish their immigration journeys.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
The first-team all-area selectee will lead a team looking to reach the postseason again in its first year in 5A.
—Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectee
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The older man wore a badge with a photo of himself as a new recruit.—
Bob Morris,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Following Saturday's loss to Clemson, Belichick said he's been honest with recruits about the long-term plan the Tar Heels have to build the program.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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What to Know James is set to join Zohran Mamdani, a state legislator who is the Democratic nominee for New York City’s mayoral race, for an upcoming campaign rally Monday night—her first major appearance since the indictment, reported The New York Times.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Neither nominee has gone as far in curbing growth as many suburban DC legislators and activists want.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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But such streaks of humor and tenderness inevitably give way to the next atrocity, as Hothead conscripts Chicken into her mission to dispatch men.—
Jo Livingstone,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The callow striver Redmond Barry is played by 1970s heartthrob Ryan O’Neal, in one of his best performances, a reluctant conscript in the British army after leaving his Irish home in disgrace.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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But over the weekend, the Japan Times reported that the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) planned to seek Komeito’s backing for a joint prime ministerial candidate.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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Dark matter candidates, like weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPS), might connect to light via intermediate particles such as the top quark and Higgs boson.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Other inductees of the evening included producer Andrés Castro, who was presented by Jorge Mejía, president and CEO of Sony Music Publishing Latin America, and his longtime publisher.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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If the plan for a Hall of Fame induction comes to fruition, Jericho would join Stephanie McMahon, who has already been announced as the first inductee for the Class of 2026.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Selectee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectee. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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