preselected

past tense of preselect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for preselected
Verb
  • The researchers selected for these genetic alterations because some previous research has shown that aspirin intervention has had a positive impact on suppressing tumor growth.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Offers in this section are from affiliate partners and selected based on a combination of engagement, product relevance, compensation, and consistent availability.
    Ryley Amond,Dan Avery, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What is less clear is if particular arms are preferred for one task over another, the way that humans typically have a dominant hand.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Rizzoli’s anchovy fillets were leaner than what our panel preferred.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • First elected to the Senate in the anti-Iraq War Democratic wave election of 2006, Whitehouse won his latest reelection last November, with almost 60% of the vote.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • O’Steen, who is 27, is the second capital murder defendant for whom the state elected to seek the death penalty to go to trial in Tarrant County this year.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Preselected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselected. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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