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
The Shrine Bowl selects roughly 100 of the top college football players from across the nation and almost all of them are either drafted, signed after the draft or attend a rookie mini camp.
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
The program selects project ideas that showcase the cinematic medium as a tool for social change.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
One key cabinet position will be whomever Sherrill selects to lead the the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA).
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
People submit clips of themselves performing the prank, the original poster selects a winner, and the award is distributed in Solana tokens.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
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.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 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
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
The program selects project ideas that showcase the cinematic medium as a tool for social change.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
One key cabinet position will be whomever Sherrill selects to lead the the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA).
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
People submit clips of themselves performing the prank, the original poster selects a winner, and the award is distributed in Solana tokens.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
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.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selects
Verb
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Jens generally chooses his words carefully, and is, what’s more, particularly reticent just after finishing a long and difficult winter delivery trip; what’s a person supposed to do with words in a blizzard anyway, up on a stormy heath and all directions lost?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Instead of letting that hold her back, Valancy chooses to be open about her feelings instead.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That was true when there were committee picks figuring into the mix, and true since those were done away with.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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Shop picks from Kelly Clarkson, Martha Stewart, Joanna Gaines’ home lines, and more while prices start just $15.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Selects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selects. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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