as in optional
subject to one's freedom of choice
a plastic surgeon who mainly does face-lifting and other kinds of elective surgery
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as in refresher
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as in option
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Recent Examples of elective
Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The Torment system is a fully elective system that adds four new tiers of difficulty to the previously existing four.
—Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Many were football players signed up for an easy elective.
—Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
No longer in majority elective power in Washington, climate extremists are clearly trying every trick in the book to undercut America’s dominance, while attempting a mammoth money grab.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The Torment system is a fully elective system that adds four new tiers of difficulty to the previously existing four.
—Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
The state governing body for public universities maintains that these courses are not being completely removed and that students who wish to participate can still choose to take them as an elective.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Many were football players signed up for an easy elective.
—Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elective
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Inside the cozy cockpit, leather, burl wood, and side curtains with sliding plastic windows take the driver back many decades to a time when radios were an optional nuisance—all that mattered was the vehicle and the road.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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Place the basil leaves (and optional lemon zest) into a clean glass jar.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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To cool things down — just in time for the summer sun — Burger King is offering the Soaring Strawberry Lemonade, a sweet-tart refresher made with fruit puree and natural flavors.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Season-One Planets of Note With the exception of the city planet Coruscant (more on that later), Andor’s sophomore season doesn’t revisit any of the worlds from season one, but a few get name-dropped, so here’s a brief refresher.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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Supporting emails, poems, blog posts, essays, stories, code, and images, Creator Answer offers contextual suggestions and customization options for each type of content.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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YouTuber Jon Prosser last month also hinted at rounded corners on options within dialog boxes, app menus, and search bars, plus a floating translucent navigation menu and the repositioning of the search bar to the bottom of the screen.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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There were only five no-shows Tuesday for the Falcons’ voluntary camp, and Cousins was among them.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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These are also voluntary workouts, so no need to sound an alarm just yet.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Not every email Cross received while sitting in that chair was positive, of course.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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High gas prices tend to put pressure on the incumbent party, which in California is the Democratic Party, of course.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
Noun
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The first two-day, eight-hour rehab seminars are June 21 and 22.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Spivack conducts economic Literacy seminars across the country.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
Noun
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La Quinta Resort & Club in the desert offers junior pickleball clinics, along with massages and facials for tweens and teens up to age 15.—
Monica Corcoran Harel,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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The black lung clinic at Stone Mountain Health Services in southwestern Virginia has diagnosed 75 new cases of progressive massive fibrosis in the past year, according to its medical director, Drew Harris.—
Taylor Sisk,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Your allies probably have LGBTQ+ coworkers, cousins or that person from their yoga class who has a labret piercing and a rainbow carabiner.—
Anna Pulley,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Students initially returned to school online and later resumed in-person classes at a Santa Monica building that formerly housed a Sears.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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“Elective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elective. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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