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
His firm often selects stone floors for beach houses or lake houses, where water, sand and dirt are likely to be tracked through the space.
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Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
In an attempt to remedy that, the TIME photo department every year selects the ten images that made us, first, pause…then dig a little deeper into what went into bringing that image to your eyes.
—Time Photo Department, Time, 23 Dec. 2025
Under the new state law, the political party of a departing commissioner selects a replacement, which the board then votes to approve.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 16 Dec. 2025
To start, one person, the Picker, selects a word that people are unlikely to know; the other players write down their most convincing definitions.
—Liz Maynes-Aminzade, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
In this scenario, Mougey keeps his powder dry and selects the best player available.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
This year’s tree is a 53-foot red fir from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada, according to the Architect of the Capitol, which selects the tree each year.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2025
How they are used and how many satellites are required will depend on the architecture the Pentagon ultimately selects.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
In Kung Fu Panda 3, Master Shifu retires from teaching and selects Po to take the mantle.
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
In an attempt to remedy that, the TIME photo department every year selects the ten images that made us, first, pause…then dig a little deeper into what went into bringing that image to your eyes.
—Time Photo Department, Time, 23 Dec. 2025
Under the new state law, the political party of a departing commissioner selects a replacement, which the board then votes to approve.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 16 Dec. 2025
To start, one person, the Picker, selects a word that people are unlikely to know; the other players write down their most convincing definitions.
—Liz Maynes-Aminzade, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
In this scenario, Mougey keeps his powder dry and selects the best player available.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
This year’s tree is a 53-foot red fir from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada, according to the Architect of the Capitol, which selects the tree each year.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2025
How they are used and how many satellites are required will depend on the architecture the Pentagon ultimately selects.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 26 Nov. 2025
In Kung Fu Panda 3, Master Shifu retires from teaching and selects Po to take the mantle.
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selects
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In this world, inflation isn’t a bug, but a feature of how the Fed chooses to balance the crisis.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Directors chooses three candidates from their district to create the 21-member cohort, who will learn about the local water system and the agency’s projects through webinars and tours of water infrastructure.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
4 Jan. 2026
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The robot picks unsorted bearing rings and places them onto a buffer table.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Our top picks start at $16, with some even on sale, too.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Selects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selects. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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