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Recent Examples of selectively
Despite a slow job market, employers are selectively hiring for roles in AI, data science, and cybersecurity.
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IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Most of them are connected to smaller groups, and seem to fire more selectively and predictably when they are needed for a specific purpose.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The move marks a sharp escalation from the 2018–2019 partial shutdown, when the administration selectively reopened offices to blunt public backlash—sometimes in ways experts viewed as legally questionable.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Thermodynamics drives selective recovery The researchers hypothesized that FJH combined with chlorine gas could exploit differences in Gibbs free energy and boiling points to selectively remove non-REE elements from magnet waste.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
In recent years, they’ve been selectively bred to remove their bitter side and enhance their nutty and sweet flavors.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Then, there’s exotic goods, which are little gifts which must be selectively (and repeatedly) offered to all the supporting cast individually to forge relationships (and even romance a few).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, the full account of the incident has not been reported, and statements appear to have been offered selectively to create a false narrative.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
The state of Israel was established by a UN General Assembly resolution, which theoretically means that Israel cannot selectively accept the legitimacy that created it while rejecting a Palestinian state formed under the same framework.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Most of them are connected to smaller groups, and seem to fire more selectively and predictably when they are needed for a specific purpose.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The move marks a sharp escalation from the 2018–2019 partial shutdown, when the administration selectively reopened offices to blunt public backlash—sometimes in ways experts viewed as legally questionable.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Thermodynamics drives selective recovery The researchers hypothesized that FJH combined with chlorine gas could exploit differences in Gibbs free energy and boiling points to selectively remove non-REE elements from magnet waste.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
In recent years, they’ve been selectively bred to remove their bitter side and enhance their nutty and sweet flavors.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Then, there’s exotic goods, which are little gifts which must be selectively (and repeatedly) offered to all the supporting cast individually to forge relationships (and even romance a few).
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, the full account of the incident has not been reported, and statements appear to have been offered selectively to create a false narrative.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
The state of Israel was established by a UN General Assembly resolution, which theoretically means that Israel cannot selectively accept the legitimacy that created it while rejecting a Palestinian state formed under the same framework.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectively
Adverb
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Clark faces a pivotal offseason after what was essentially a lost season individually, but one that nevertheless represented a step forward for the franchise by reaching the second round of the playoffs despite an array of injuries.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Instead of walking individually, several moved in pairs or small groups.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Sitting in the Grand Palais, that spectacular space that had been personally selected by Lagerfeld to become a permanent show venue for the house, there was a tremendous sense of anticipation.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some detectives spoke about how investigating a police shooting affected them personally.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Selectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectively. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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