singles (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of single (out)
1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for singles (out)
  1. selects
  2. identifies
  3. chooses
  4. pinpoints
  5. picks
  6. distinguishes
  7. elects
  8. fingers
Verb
  • The administrator’s office randomly selects 12 members from its panel.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • The proposal would move ahead only if Ottawa ultimately selects the Swedish fighter as part of its long-term air combat strategy.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Definition of selects
Verb
  • This year, for the first time, a sash was given that identifies a contestant with a South Florida city.
    — Sarah Moreno July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • One study identifies high pollution areas using satellite data, while another compares satellite and ground data, noting discrepancies in regions with frequent wildfires, mountains, or few monitors.
    — Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of identifies
Verb
  • Once the interviews are wrapped, scores are delivered, references are verified, Bending Spoons finally chooses who to hire.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Eustaquio chooses to cross into a central area and Bosnia clear the ball, but the idea — to draw opponents out and create an overload in one area — was sound.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of chooses
Verb
  • The paper also pinpoints a few technical challenges Debug will face.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 June 2026
  • This tool pinpoints the ancient latitude of any modern location, tracing its journey back to the peak of the supercontinent Pangaea.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of pinpoints
Verb
  • In a nod to the owners trying to get MLB to look more like the NBA or the NFL, the MLBPA proposed the possibility of trading draft picks in the first ten rounds, something that is not currently allowed.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Suzanne picks Billy, Will, and Kurt to ride horses with her while the rest picnic with Amy.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
Definition of picks
Verb
  • The report distinguishes among majority ownership, minority stakes, direct control and ownership through holding entities.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • An emerging strategic connector What distinguishes Iraq is not simply its geography but the unusual overlap of relationships that few other Middle Eastern states possess.
    — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 21 July 2026
Definition of distinguishes
Verb
  • How Charlotte elects its mayor Mayoral terms run two years and elections are partisan.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • The district traditionally elects Democrats.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Definition of elects
Verb
  • Our connection was a bit like that [snaps fingers].
    — Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Elton John might have stepped into Christmas, but Christina Aguilera is diving into it fingers-first.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of fingers
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