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Recent Examples of selectors
The selectors of this year’s Content America’s Copro Pitch six finalists certainly think so.
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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
Australia’s selectors have made their own mess, displaying an uncharacteristic toothlessness as Warner’s numbers waned.
—Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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
Australia’s selectors have made their own mess, displaying an uncharacteristic toothlessness as Warner’s numbers waned.
—Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectors
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See video … LISTEN Tune in for a breakdown of new polling showing voters uneasy with aggressive ICE tactics and that the White House is not focused enough on inflation and affordability.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The group has until May to collect 177,732 signatures from eligible voters.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 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
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The earnings season that kicks off next week looms large for stock pickers, and could cement the recent broadening out of the bull market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
9 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 30 Jan. 2026.
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