SINGLES (OUT) Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

singles (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of single (out)

as in selects

to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities she quickly singled out the most qualified candidate from the pool of the applicants

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as in identifies

to find out or establish the identity of through careful reasoning and the process of elimination, neighbors singled her out as the writer of the anonymous letter

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The agreement, announced on July 22, would move forward only if the Canadian government selects the Gripen E for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fighter fleet.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
The administrator’s office randomly selects 12 members from its panel.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of selects

Verb

Ideally, over time, these outcomes accumulate into a repository of actioned and labeled data that reflects how an organization identifies risk, prioritizes responses and achieves successful resolutions.

— Terrence McCrossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The plan has been in the works since 2022 and identifies more than 30 strategies to raise the recycling rate from 36% to 77% within the next 13 years.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of identifies

Verb

Bi chooses Jude as his rival; Jude chooses the arctic wolf as their muse.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
Graham is the unabashed matriarch of the flock, who every year chooses the destination, books the hut, plans the menu, does meal prep, and designs the commemorative T-shirts.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026

Definition of chooses

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According to Raman, housing policy is the key issue that distinguishes her today from the Democratic Socialists of America.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
But what distinguishes this particular iteration is the city of Portland, Maine, itself, and where this Hyatt is situated.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Definition of distinguishes

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In a blue wave, off-year election, a state that almost always elects Democrats to the Senate—not by huge margins, but pretty reliably by three or four points—should have been an easy hold.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Missouri is one of only a handful of states that elects an auditor, who is responsible for investigating spending from government entities.

— Jack Harvel July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

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