SINGLES (OUT) Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

singles (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of single (out)

as in selects

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities she quickly singled out the most qualified candidate from the pool of the applicants

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as in identifies

to find out or establish the identity of through careful reasoning and the process of elimination, neighbors singled her out as the writer of the anonymous letter

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Amazon also said 92 percent of Sponsored Products ads are not given to the highest bidder because the company selects winners based on a combination of price and relevancy to the keyword search.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
When there are multiple logical possibilities for what the next word should be, the model typically selects one of those words by chance, based on their relative frequencies in the data.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of selects

Verb

According to the suit, ACLU-CT requested all docket numbers and case captions — a line at the top of a court document that identifies basic information like the names of the parties involved — for May 2026 through July 2026.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
Two out of three fitting rooms will also have a small screen that identifies the garments and can be used to request an associate for other available sizes or other relevant items.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of identifies

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Rookie third-round picks Caleb Douglas and Chris Bell will open the season as Dolphins starting receivers (at least in three-receiver sets), coach Jeff Hafley said Wednesday.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
The optional app usually picks appealing but innocuous images of travel scenes and animals as daily wallpapers on Windows PC desktops.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of picks

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Also a highlight of the four-day fair is the Silmo d’Or competition, which distinguishes 10 companies every year.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
But is a more illuminating idea missing from his account of American sophistication, one that perhaps most neatly distinguishes it from older European kinds?

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of distinguishes

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Wednesday’s arguments came as a series of recent ballot measures have highlighted a remarkable trend in Missouri, a state that elects Republicans but often supports progressive-leaning policies at the ballot box.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Auburn officials pointed to the way the city elects its council members.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of elects

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Pointing fingers Unlike many states, Illinois splits regulations of funeral homes and crematories between two agencies, with IDFPR licensing funeral home directors and embalmers, and the Illinois Comptroller's office overseeing crematories.

— Casey Toner, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Our connection was a bit like that [snaps fingers].

— Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026

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