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
Folsom’s City Council currently selects its mayor annually from among its members.
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Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Over a lifetime, filmmaker Lynne Sachs has collected business cards—mementos of brief exchanges with strangers—and selects seven to uncover why these moments have lingered so vividly in her memory.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Depending on the money available, the producer selects people to work on the film.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
The lottery machine selects four balls, and the resulting four-number series is matched against a chart showing every possible combination.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Although It's Been Awful is notably lighter on guests than 2021’s The House Is Burning, Rashad still selects a few choice collaborators to come into his world, including Dominic Fike, Julian Sintonia, and his longtime labelmate SZA.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
The delivery person just loads the food and selects the room number.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Using a handheld scanner, inspector John Devito selects items throughout the store and compares the shelf price to what comes up at the register.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
In addition to the in-competition Golden Lions, the Biennale’s curator often selects a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, which historically has been announced ahead of the artist list being revealed.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Over a lifetime, filmmaker Lynne Sachs has collected business cards—mementos of brief exchanges with strangers—and selects seven to uncover why these moments have lingered so vividly in her memory.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Depending on the money available, the producer selects people to work on the film.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
The lottery machine selects four balls, and the resulting four-number series is matched against a chart showing every possible combination.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Although It's Been Awful is notably lighter on guests than 2021’s The House Is Burning, Rashad still selects a few choice collaborators to come into his world, including Dominic Fike, Julian Sintonia, and his longtime labelmate SZA.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
The delivery person just loads the food and selects the room number.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Using a handheld scanner, inspector John Devito selects items throughout the store and compares the shelf price to what comes up at the register.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
In addition to the in-competition Golden Lions, the Biennale’s curator often selects a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, which historically has been announced ahead of the artist list being revealed.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selects
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Rolder chooses the right sport Detroit’s fourth-round selection, Jimmy Rolder, was faced with a tough decision in college between baseball and football.—
Bob Tripi,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Rolder chooses the right sport Detroit's fourth-round selection, Jimmy Rolder, was faced with a tough decision in college between baseball and football.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Weltman’s draft picks outside the lottery have been unremarkable as well.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Ahead, shop more of my mom’s Quince shoe picks for looking fashionable while staying comfortable.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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“Selects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selects. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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