selectively

Definition of selectivelynext

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Recent Examples of selectively Proponents who are pushing for online casinos in Maryland promise boundless tax revenue with minimal downsides, selectively ignoring who disproportionately pays the price of legalization. Brianne Doura-Schawohl, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026 Strategic expansion underway Happen is leveraging this growth to expand selectively into complementary verticals. Justin Zacks, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 In this method, microwaves selectively break the bonds between CO2 and the sorbent, freeing them for collection. Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2026 Wealthy individuals and companies will also prefer assets that are hard to dilute, tax selectively, or trap – bitcoin foremost among them. Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 But selectively lowering rates for vulnerable groups, like seniors and low-income families, can both reduce cutoffs and help prevent everyone else's bills from going up. Natalie Wallington, MLK50, 18 Aug. 2026 Reduce paper and sentimental clutter by digitizing important documents and selectively preserving meaningful keepsakes. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026 The team demonstrated the approach by selectively recovering gold from electronic-waste leachates, showing how an extraction process traditionally dependent on chemical inputs could be electrically controlled. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 O’Connell’s office later accused the station of selectively editing and misrepresenting his remarks and released a longer version of the exchange. Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectively
Adverb
  • In addition to reform laws, some state supreme courts interpret the eminent domain provisions of their own state constitutions more restrictively.
    Aaron Walayat, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • Countering these threats with missiles is restrictively expensive, requiring a cheaper alternative ASAP.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Adverb
  • The number represents about a third of the Connecticut prison population and individually represents mothers, fathers, brothers, sons who have been accused but not found guilty.
    Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Most is in the form of subatomic particles called neutrinos, which carry little energy individually but are generated in vast numbers when a star explodes.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Naviva’s team gets to know guests very personally, and for a wedding can take that even further.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Angel Reese on Nneka Ogwumike’s retirement announcement and what Ogwumike personally means to her.
    John W. Davis, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Selectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectively. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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