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Recent Examples of selector
This has been confirmed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, numerous selectors who were in the room, and my vote for coach Belichick.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
There's also one representative from the Pro Football Writers of America and 17 at-large selectors, including active journalists.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The selectors of this year’s Content America’s Copro Pitch six finalists certainly think so.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Last season ended bitterly; UConn had a tournament-worthy resume, but was left out by the NCAA selectors for the first time since 2017.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
There’s a full range of controls for functions like Bluetooth pairing button, power on, tape-type selector, bass, treble and balance.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Two shows stand out in a sea of turntablists and selectors.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2025
But Peggy never forgot her roots; a genre-blending selector with range, she’s known for her energetic but composed sets.
—Kelly Washington, Refinery29, 22 Dec. 2025
The right side features AF-ON, exposure lock (indicated by an asterisk), and focus area buttons, all arranged in a row along the top, adjacent to the eight-way sub-selector (a small joystick primarily used to manipulate the focus point).
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
There's also one representative from the Pro Football Writers of America and 17 at-large selectors, including active journalists.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The selectors of this year’s Content America’s Copro Pitch six finalists certainly think so.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Last season ended bitterly; UConn had a tournament-worthy resume, but was left out by the NCAA selectors for the first time since 2017.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
There’s a full range of controls for functions like Bluetooth pairing button, power on, tape-type selector, bass, treble and balance.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Two shows stand out in a sea of turntablists and selectors.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2025
But Peggy never forgot her roots; a genre-blending selector with range, she’s known for her energetic but composed sets.
—Kelly Washington, Refinery29, 22 Dec. 2025
The right side features AF-ON, exposure lock (indicated by an asterisk), and focus area buttons, all arranged in a row along the top, adjacent to the eight-way sub-selector (a small joystick primarily used to manipulate the focus point).
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selector
Noun
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Belichick was a part of a five-person pool separate from the 15-man modern-era ballot, in which each voter is tasked with selecting just three members to enter the Hall.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Some who were part of the balloting process even took issue with their fellow voters.—
Amos Morale III,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But Abel, who ran Berkshire’s noninsurance operations, is not a stock picker, and one of Buffett’s top investment lieutenants, Todd Combs, recently left for JPMorgan Chase.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
15 Jan. 2026
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Once enabled, Personal Intelligence will work across Web, Android, and iOS and through all of the models in the Gemini model picker.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.—
Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bost and two presidential-elector nominees filed their original lawsuit in 2022 and alleged that Illinois' law that allowed ballots postmarked by, but received within two weeks of, the election to be counted violated federal law.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Two of Trump’s 2020 presidential electors for Illinois — Laura Pollastrini and Susan Sweeney — sued the state alongside Bost in May 2022.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Selector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selector. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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