as in decided
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
after that near catastrophe, they opted to reinstate the telephone service
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Recent Examples of opted
Since then, a growing number of cities have opted to further regulate e-bikes, citing a growing number of incidents and safety concerns.
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Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Powell has opted to buck tradition and stay on at the Fed beyond the end of his chair term, at least until the DOJ probe is definitively closed.
—Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Republicans opted not to pursue a more aggressive approach, which could have targeted both Democratic seats for elimination.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Tabor called it a numbers game, as the team opted to squeeze additional undrafted rookies onto the roster.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
All but one of the 29 states that have opted into the school choice program is led by Republicans.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Per Jackson, del Toro opted to move on and make other movies rather than wait.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2026
This time, however, ABC opted against bringing the show back.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
The thirty-five-year-old New York State assemblyman Alex Bores, a candidate in the pullulating Democratic primary for New York’s Twelfth Congressional District, opted instead to enlist a chatbot.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Powell has opted to buck tradition and stay on at the Fed beyond the end of his chair term, at least until the DOJ probe is definitively closed.
—Reuters, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Republicans opted not to pursue a more aggressive approach, which could have targeted both Democratic seats for elimination.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Tabor called it a numbers game, as the team opted to squeeze additional undrafted rookies onto the roster.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
All but one of the 29 states that have opted into the school choice program is led by Republicans.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Per Jackson, del Toro opted to move on and make other movies rather than wait.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2026
This time, however, ABC opted against bringing the show back.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
The thirty-five-year-old New York State assemblyman Alex Bores, a candidate in the pullulating Democratic primary for New York’s Twelfth Congressional District, opted instead to enlist a chatbot.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opted
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For the cover of the May 25, 2026, issue, the artist Kadir Nelson decided to paint a tribute to the city’s budding artists.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Lasser decided to leave the show in 1977, signaling its end.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Verb
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This didn’t become common practice until a few hundred years ago, but at least one Neanderthal apparently figured it out and convinced someone to go along with it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Distraught by life in the South, Reed figured that the only way to escape his parochial childhood was to write his way out.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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“Opted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opted. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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