as in chooses
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
selected only two people out of 300 applicants for the summer internship
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Recent Examples of selects
Other playful jeering is fair game, including when a winner selects the next ticket and ends up drawing his own numbers twice more in a row.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
This nationally competitive program, funded by NASA, selects students who will increase their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math through Earth and space education.
—Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Once the human in the loop selects the option the team prefers, the systems can assign tasks to agents that underlay SAP’s assistant.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
On the left wing, Charlton selects a rather more famous winger, Paco Gento.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The Foundation selects the fellows based on recommendations from peers, from a broad sweep of the arts and sciences.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
The housing authority's board selects its own members, but candidates must get the approval of the city's Board of Directors.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
Each year, a jury made up of Netflix execs and invited guests selects one Brazilian fiction film from the festival that hasn’t yet landed a streaming deal.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
The commission, comprising 17 voting members, selects a preferred candidate, whom the Prime Minister then approves.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
This nationally competitive program, funded by NASA, selects students who will increase their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math through Earth and space education.
—Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Once the human in the loop selects the option the team prefers, the systems can assign tasks to agents that underlay SAP’s assistant.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
On the left wing, Charlton selects a rather more famous winger, Paco Gento.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The Foundation selects the fellows based on recommendations from peers, from a broad sweep of the arts and sciences.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
The housing authority's board selects its own members, but candidates must get the approval of the city's Board of Directors.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
Each year, a jury made up of Netflix execs and invited guests selects one Brazilian fiction film from the festival that hasn’t yet landed a streaming deal.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
The commission, comprising 17 voting members, selects a preferred candidate, whom the Prime Minister then approves.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selects
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Stocked with 24 whole-leaf teas that beckon to be opened and enjoyed each day of December before Christmas, the set itself doubles as an objet d’art that will beautify the kitchen, bedroom, or wherever else its recipient chooses to park it for the month.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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That rigidity probably explains why Gospodinov chooses, against all evidence, to call the book a novel.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Nobody who has even a slight awareness of how the organization does business expected the Ravens to trade multiple Day 1/2 draft picks for a player.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Interestingly, Downs will now wear the same jersey number as his brother, Ohio State standout safety Caleb Downs, who is likely to be one of the top picks in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Selects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selects. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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