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
On the left wing, Charlton selects a rather more famous winger, Paco Gento.
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Michael Walker, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Rhetta selects a regional winner at the end of each episode, and the overall winner is announced during the show's season finale.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 9 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
Blass pours some coffee, lights a cigar, and selects his first pitch.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Details were not clear, but it was suggested that the current lottery system be replaced with one that selects candidates based on their wages.
—Dan Gooding
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Michael Walker, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Rhetta selects a regional winner at the end of each episode, and the overall winner is announced during the show's season finale.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 9 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
Blass pours some coffee, lights a cigar, and selects his first pitch.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Details were not clear, but it was suggested that the current lottery system be replaced with one that selects candidates based on their wages.
—Dan Gooding
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selects
Verb
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Tom gives him the chance to confess about leaking the information to the Dark Hearts, and Grasso chooses not to.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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If a parent chooses to remove their individual child (or children) from that particular lesson, it should not be done by banning materials for preventing the free sharing of information in a classroom that other parents do not share the same opinion about.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who was once rumored to be one of Kamala Harris’ potential vice president picks, wants to take his state out of the regional electricity grid—the biggest in the nation.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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As an experienced home chef myself, these 10 picks under $30 have saved me hours chopping vegetables, struggling with pesky jars, and grating cheese.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Selects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selects. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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