as in choice
the act or process of selecting
the selecting of the party's nominee took three days and half a dozen votes
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as in choosing
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 Synonyms for selecting
Noun
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Maintaining oral health is not a choice, but a necessity for our overall well-being.—
Khloe Quill,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025 -
The visit to Leicester City on February 15 was the first game without any of their four first-choice forwards — in addition to Saka and Havertz being out, Gabriel Jesus suffered an ACL injury in January and Martinelli a hamstring injury in February.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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After leafing through the hefty menu I am beset by option paralysis, eventually ignoring drinks called ‘Corpse Reviver’ and ‘Balls’, instead choosing ‘Leave For Milan’, which includes gin, vermouth and some sort of rhubarb foam.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Fans also speculated that the narrative that Grant was so close to choosing Litia may have affected his current relationship with Juliana.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Before Trump’s election, Somin had been sounding the alarm about the illegality of imposing tariffs without Congress, but the way to get this issue into court is to find plaintiffs who are harmed by the tariffs and thus have legal standing to sue.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Small businesses were riding high after the election, but that started to fade even before Trump’s latest tariffs were announced, the National Federation of Independent Business found.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This takes the guesswork out of picking a winner.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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While picking his brain about the former series, Entertainment Weekly got the creator of both shows — Bruce Miller — to provide an update on the new one.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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From cozy shearling to leopard print, Scandi labels, and a sprinkling of The Row, Lawrence sees herself through the seasons and elements in a various but curated selection of outerwear.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the end, however, Microsoft chose a selection double the length limit mentioned in the proposal.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Selecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selecting. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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