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
Now that Love's eight children are all grown up and out of the house, the family has opted to sell the home and look for something smaller near Lake Tahoe, according to the listing agency.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
Attorneys for both Machados opted to conduct the screen themselves.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Faced with largely empty campaign venues, parties and independent candidates have opted for grassroots meetings in the streets, markets and popular cafes with citizens.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Heat guard update The Heat has opted not to pursue former Heat guard Gabe Vincent, at this point, and is instead focusing on adding a guard with more size, a source with direct knowledge said.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Zendaya and Lipa, however, opted to add extra spice to summer's most basic uniform with a pair of bold red ballet flats.
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Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
2 July 2026
Chip strategy Most managers opted to play the Wildcard ahead of the third round of the group stage, knowing that transfers between the knockout rounds were generous.
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Holly Shand,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford's loan spell concluded, and Barcelona opted not to activate his $35 million buy option.
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Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
But like others interviewed by the AJC, this trainee opted not to report his allegations because of his precarious employment status.
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Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
Attorneys for both Machados opted to conduct the screen themselves.
—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Faced with largely empty campaign venues, parties and independent candidates have opted for grassroots meetings in the streets, markets and popular cafes with citizens.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Heat guard update The Heat has opted not to pursue former Heat guard Gabe Vincent, at this point, and is instead focusing on adding a guard with more size, a source with direct knowledge said.
—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Zendaya and Lipa, however, opted to add extra spice to summer's most basic uniform with a pair of bold red ballet flats.
—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
2 July 2026
Chip strategy Most managers opted to play the Wildcard ahead of the third round of the group stage, knowing that transfers between the knockout rounds were generous.
—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford's loan spell concluded, and Barcelona opted not to activate his $35 million buy option.
—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
But like others interviewed by the AJC, this trainee opted not to report his allegations because of his precarious employment status.
—
Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opted
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With his children now grown, Love and his wife decided to sell the home, according to the real estate agency.
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The middle school team was seeking a coach, and Cassie decided to ask their mom to fill the role.
Verb
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Dee Hock is the only one who figured this before, and maybe an agent trained on his thoughts and on how to design a chaordic alliance of frenemies may be able to help the Open Standard team scale.
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Her best resource, Atkin figured, were the people who were closest to her.
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“Opted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opted. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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