as in chooses
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 selects
The contest, launched to promote young designers from leading design schools worldwide, selects a theme each year that challenges students to infuse innovation into the brand’s signature yarns.
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
On one hand, when a team selects in the lottery, the logical next step is a draft party, part of the hype of the next newcomer to be marketed.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
In Powerball, which costs $2 per play, a player selects five white ball numbers from 1 to 69, and one red Powerball number from 1 to 26.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Once Braveboy selects a candidate, that person’s name will be sent to the county school board for approval by June 30.
—William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
The hitting team starts with a runner at first base, no outs and selects five batters.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Players can also choose Quick Pick, which randomly selects numbers.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Folsom’s City Council currently selects its mayor annually from among its members.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Over a lifetime, filmmaker Lynne Sachs has collected business cards—mementos of brief exchanges with strangers—and selects seven to uncover why these moments have lingered so vividly in her memory.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
On one hand, when a team selects in the lottery, the logical next step is a draft party, part of the hype of the next newcomer to be marketed.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
In Powerball, which costs $2 per play, a player selects five white ball numbers from 1 to 69, and one red Powerball number from 1 to 26.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Once Braveboy selects a candidate, that person’s name will be sent to the county school board for approval by June 30.
—William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
The hitting team starts with a runner at first base, no outs and selects five batters.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Players can also choose Quick Pick, which randomly selects numbers.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Folsom’s City Council currently selects its mayor annually from among its members.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
Over a lifetime, filmmaker Lynne Sachs has collected business cards—mementos of brief exchanges with strangers—and selects seven to uncover why these moments have lingered so vividly in her memory.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selects
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Watch which benchmarks Google chooses to show on stage.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The league then chooses the team’s general managers.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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Subscribe here to our newsletter In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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This is why the Cleveland Cavaliers surrendered three players and three unprotected draft picks to acquire Donovan Mitchell, for moments such as Sunday’s Game 7 in Detroit.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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“Selects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selects. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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