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Recent Examples of selectively
Republicans and Democrats on the committee have accused each other of selectively highlighting information related to political opponents.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
Their process uses an inexpensive catalyst that selectively breaks down the most common single-use kind of plastics into liquid oils and waxes that can be upcycled into lubricants and fuels.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Related Stories Noem accused the news division of selectively editing footage.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
According to the scientists, this unique diffractive-type solar concentrator (CUSC) selectively guides sunlight toward the edge of the window where photovoltaic (PV) cells are installed.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Consumers continue to show shopping resilience while purchasing selectively and cautiously for deals.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
By selectively powering down idle components, Arcam claims the overall noise floor is significantly decreased.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Broadleaf weeds can be selectively controlled with herbicides that will eliminate the weeds without hurting the good grass.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2025
Despite growing recognition that tokenization perpetuates exclusion under the guise of inclusion, this practice remains widespread—particularly when selectively elevated voices are treated as representative of the entire Jewish community.
—Daniel Balva, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
Their process uses an inexpensive catalyst that selectively breaks down the most common single-use kind of plastics into liquid oils and waxes that can be upcycled into lubricants and fuels.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Related Stories Noem accused the news division of selectively editing footage.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
According to the scientists, this unique diffractive-type solar concentrator (CUSC) selectively guides sunlight toward the edge of the window where photovoltaic (PV) cells are installed.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Consumers continue to show shopping resilience while purchasing selectively and cautiously for deals.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
By selectively powering down idle components, Arcam claims the overall noise floor is significantly decreased.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Broadleaf weeds can be selectively controlled with herbicides that will eliminate the weeds without hurting the good grass.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2025
Despite growing recognition that tokenization perpetuates exclusion under the guise of inclusion, this practice remains widespread—particularly when selectively elevated voices are treated as representative of the entire Jewish community.
—Daniel Balva, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectively
Adverb
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While employees may experiment with AI individually, the absence of structured guidance prevents cohesive adoption that aligns with organizational goals.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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As of Tuesday evening, 63 amendments remain to be debated either en bloc or individually.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Memos unearthed from Biden’s term show his aides wanted the president to personally sign pardon decisions and advised against using the autopen on clemency decisions.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Sep. 2025
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Mopreme Shakur, Tupac’s brother, has also confirmed that the mogul once personally called him in the 2000s to clear his name.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Selectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectively. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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