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
Each year, the Senate selects one of its members, alternating parties, to read Washington’s 7,641-word address aloud in a legislative session.
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Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
Like Victor Frankenstein, who diligently selects body parts from corpses to stitch together his humanoid creation, the Mexican director carefully assembled his troupe of movie magicians.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Decoding refers to how a model selects its output from a range of probable answers.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Each location’s management selects the beers on tap.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Roc Nation, Jay-Z's company, oversees halftime production and selects the performer.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Padilla selects each word carefully — about trans people and drag queens, about guns.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
Rick Warner, the director of film studies at the University of North Carolina, deliberately selects films with slow pacing and subtle details, such as Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, a three-hour movie that mostly follows a woman doing chores in her apartment.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
The program selects 100 students who are entering their junior year of college.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Feb. 2026
Like Victor Frankenstein, who diligently selects body parts from corpses to stitch together his humanoid creation, the Mexican director carefully assembled his troupe of movie magicians.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Decoding refers to how a model selects its output from a range of probable answers.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Each location’s management selects the beers on tap.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Roc Nation, Jay-Z's company, oversees halftime production and selects the performer.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Padilla selects each word carefully — about trans people and drag queens, about guns.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
Rick Warner, the director of film studies at the University of North Carolina, deliberately selects films with slow pacing and subtle details, such as Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, a three-hour movie that mostly follows a woman doing chores in her apartment.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
The program selects 100 students who are entering their junior year of college.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selects
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This is the same woman who platformed Moritz and who continually chooses the security money affords.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Black New Yorkers are watching closely to see what path Mamdani chooses.—
Darius Jones,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Falcons are led by seniors Foster Huang and Ross Jacobson, who were both All-CIF first-team picks last season.—
Breven Honda,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Shop our top picks from $15 to get a head start on spring cleaning with kitchen organizers to style your kitchen like a chef.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Selects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selects. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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