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Recent Examples of selectively
Critics, however, say it’s being selectively applied to prioritize desired outcomes over inconvenient evidence.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
That would target Iranian oil shipments, which have continued flowing, while Tehran has bottled up supplies from other countries by selectively closing the strait with drone and missile attacks.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
By sequencing corals and the algae that live inside them, researchers have identified colonies that naturally withstand higher temperatures and are beginning to test whether selectively breeding and growing those more resilient corals can support reef recovery.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Based on the Substack post, the analyst's interviews with fishermen, smugglers and regional officials point to a system in which Iran is selectively allowing ships to pass.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
That kind of application optimization is impressive and suggests there's real potential for BOT to enhance workloads in different apps, but with it so selectively applied, enhancing benchmark results has the potential to be misleading.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
The system addresses this by selectively removing carbon dioxide and concentrating the remaining trace gases using advanced adsorption techniques.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
As genetic instructions are being produced inside the parasite’s protein factory, ESB2 selectively destroys the sections that would generate excess helper proteins, while leaving the cloak instructions untouched.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
By selectively keeping and replanting the mutants, ancient humans gained the first cereal crops.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
That would target Iranian oil shipments, which have continued flowing, while Tehran has bottled up supplies from other countries by selectively closing the strait with drone and missile attacks.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
By sequencing corals and the algae that live inside them, researchers have identified colonies that naturally withstand higher temperatures and are beginning to test whether selectively breeding and growing those more resilient corals can support reef recovery.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Based on the Substack post, the analyst's interviews with fishermen, smugglers and regional officials point to a system in which Iran is selectively allowing ships to pass.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
That kind of application optimization is impressive and suggests there's real potential for BOT to enhance workloads in different apps, but with it so selectively applied, enhancing benchmark results has the potential to be misleading.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
The system addresses this by selectively removing carbon dioxide and concentrating the remaining trace gases using advanced adsorption techniques.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
As genetic instructions are being produced inside the parasite’s protein factory, ESB2 selectively destroys the sections that would generate excess helper proteins, while leaving the cloak instructions untouched.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
By selectively keeping and replanting the mutants, ancient humans gained the first cereal crops.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectively
Adverb
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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
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For those who have spent that money, the stakes are restrictively high.—
Senior Wine Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
19 Aug. 2022
Adverb
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Authorities have not said whether the victims were targeted individually or had any connection to the suspects.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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The firm is known for its accessible, bilingual legal representation, which focuses on connecting individually with clients rather than prioritizing case volume.—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Yet Dupuy-Spencer continued to struggle personally and financially, hurting her prospects of completing her art education.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Much of Orbán’s criticism of the Central European University has been directed personally at George Soros, who is Jewish, often deploying antisemitic tropes in what has become a crusade against the billionaire philanthropist.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Selectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectively. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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