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Recent Examples of selectively
Rather than behaving as a single magnet, individual sections can be selectively activated while the rest remain unchanged.
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New Atlas, 8 June 2026
The project's architectural firm, Hamilton Anderson, is working to selectively salvage key historic artifacts of the building such as the bell from the tower and other unique architectural features.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Bison managers and ecologists explain that animals managed as livestock are selectively bred and handled.
—The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Interestingly, these sacrificial bonds selectively break at the site of impact when struck by a high-speed object.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
In addition to covering city and county races, our editorial board selectively interviewed candidates in two races for statewide office, one key congressional race and one race for state Assembly.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
What is perhaps most troubling is the actions of some to abuse their access to privileged and confidential information to mispresent facts, manipulate situations and selectively use and leak that information to promote personal agendas.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
This is done by cutting back the growing tip of the trunk (called the central leader) during the first winter after planting and selectively removing side branches.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
Entergy New Orleans, the city’s main electric utility, has an accelerated grid-hardening plan that aims to replace existing utility poles with more fortified poles to withstand higher winds and selectively move some lines underground in high-risk areas.
—Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
New Atlas, 8 June 2026
The project's architectural firm, Hamilton Anderson, is working to selectively salvage key historic artifacts of the building such as the bell from the tower and other unique architectural features.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Bison managers and ecologists explain that animals managed as livestock are selectively bred and handled.
—The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Interestingly, these sacrificial bonds selectively break at the site of impact when struck by a high-speed object.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
In addition to covering city and county races, our editorial board selectively interviewed candidates in two races for statewide office, one key congressional race and one race for state Assembly.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
What is perhaps most troubling is the actions of some to abuse their access to privileged and confidential information to mispresent facts, manipulate situations and selectively use and leak that information to promote personal agendas.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
This is done by cutting back the growing tip of the trunk (called the central leader) during the first winter after planting and selectively removing side branches.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
Entergy New Orleans, the city’s main electric utility, has an accelerated grid-hardening plan that aims to replace existing utility poles with more fortified poles to withstand higher winds and selectively move some lines underground in high-risk areas.
—Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectively
Adverb
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Countering these threats with missiles is restrictively expensive, requiring a cheaper alternative ASAP.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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The analysis provides a range because uncertainty remains about how restrictively administration officials will enact the policies.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Wash and thoroughly dry the cucumbers, then wrap them individually in paper towels before placing them in a plastic bag.—
Susan Hall Mahon,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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The bet behind Firecrawl is that this shouldn't be every company's problem to solve individually.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Adverb
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Russian athletes are routinely asked to answer for the actions of their government, yet athletes from other countries are rarely subjected to the same scrutiny or treated as though they are personally aligned with war criminals or dictators.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Lestat, personally, finds his motivation in ways old and new.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Selectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectively. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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