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Recent Examples of selectors
Music selection is handled by Luca Fiore and Giorgio Miccoli, with top selectors playing on a custom hi-fi system nightly.
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
Our sleeper selectors include Eno Sarris, Derek VanRiper, Andy Behrens, Owen Poindexter, Michael Salfino, John Laghezza, Chris Welsh, Al Melchior and Dalton Del Don.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
This has been confirmed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, numerous selectors who were in the room, and my vote for coach Belichick.
—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
Two shows stand out in a sea of turntablists and selectors.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2025
Eventually the jury selectors for Telefilm Canada agreed and voted to put the Turkish-language family drama into the mix for 98th Academy Awards.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
Our sleeper selectors include Eno Sarris, Derek VanRiper, Andy Behrens, Owen Poindexter, Michael Salfino, John Laghezza, Chris Welsh, Al Melchior and Dalton Del Don.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
This has been confirmed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, numerous selectors who were in the room, and my vote for coach Belichick.
—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
Two shows stand out in a sea of turntablists and selectors.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2025
Eventually the jury selectors for Telefilm Canada agreed and voted to put the Turkish-language family drama into the mix for 98th Academy Awards.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectors
Noun
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In his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, the President urged lawmakers to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America, Act, a bill that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship and photo identification to cast ballots in all 50 states, among other changes.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Porter, 52, threatened to walk out when questioned about appealing to Republican voters.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That creates healthy breadth readings and pleases professional stock pickers, though in the past has not been associated with strong index advances.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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Ten members ended 2025 with stock market returns far exceeding the S&P, the Dow, the Nasdaq or what legendary stock pickers like Warren Buffet achieve.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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“Selectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectors. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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