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Recent Examples of selectively
Costco is working to offset the cost of tariffs and is raising prices selectively.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The right is selectively freaking out over the Super Bowl.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The data can also be shared selectively and securely with clinicians and caregivers.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Rather than committing to large surfaces, use animal print selectively.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 7 Feb. 2026
Unlike heavy machinery, goats selectively target problem plants and naturally return nutrients to the soil.
—Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Gaza names the moment when the mandate of the oppositional intellectual can no longer be deferred, aestheticized, or selectively applied.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Beyond Fabrics, Into Beauty Première Vision is selectively broadening its mix beyond fabrics.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
The tools of state security are being selectively wielded against critics.
—Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The right is selectively freaking out over the Super Bowl.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
The data can also be shared selectively and securely with clinicians and caregivers.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Rather than committing to large surfaces, use animal print selectively.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 7 Feb. 2026
Unlike heavy machinery, goats selectively target problem plants and naturally return nutrients to the soil.
—Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Gaza names the moment when the mandate of the oppositional intellectual can no longer be deferred, aestheticized, or selectively applied.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Beyond Fabrics, Into Beauty Première Vision is selectively broadening its mix beyond fabrics.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
The tools of state security are being selectively wielded against critics.
—Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectively
Adverb
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The analysis provides a range because uncertainty remains about how restrictively administration officials will enact the policies.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The ad shows the new Cadillac Formula 1 vehicle being formed out of parts, all of which can be seen individually over a desert landscape.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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These individually wrapped peanut butter and oat bites are a suitable lunch box treat, or fuel for people who take long bike rides and other torturous endurance sports.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin personally boasted about the outcome of that particular election.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Feb. 2026
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And why is the director of intelligence, who has no role in domestic law enforcement there, what is the president personally doing on the phone with FBI agents during a raid?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Selectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectively. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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