as in selected
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking
the chosen few who are invited to a gathering at the CEO's house at the end of the year
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as in choice
a person or thing that is chosen
of the five sons in the family, he was his father's chosen and thus showered with attention and special gifts
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as in picked
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
choose a computer that best suits your needs
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as in wanted
to see fit
you can wear whatever you choose to the party
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as in decided
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
chose to write on a controversial topic for the local newspaper
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Recent Examples of chosen
Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Costello’s donates products to community raffles and fundraisers, allowing chosen charities to select any item in the store worth up to $100 for their events.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2025
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2025
Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 June 2026
Enter Pegasus, one of two Lunar Terrain Vehicles (LTVs) chosen by NASA to fly to the Moon with the first Artemis astronauts.
—Chris Young
june 13, New Atlas, 13 June 2026
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Adjective
But his chosen career path ended his life — and nearly killed his heartbroken father, who suffered a stroke upon hearing the news that his son had been gunned down.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
Costello’s donates products to community raffles and fundraisers, allowing chosen charities to select any item in the store worth up to $100 for their events.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2025
Noun
The clash sees Cliff Curtis’ spurned chieftain Keōua, now high on his own supply as the chosen of the volcano Gods, on the one side; then, Kaina Makua’s reluctant, good-hearted king Kamehameha, and Jason Momoa’s vengeful chief of war Ka’iana on the other.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 June 2026
Enter Pegasus, one of two Lunar Terrain Vehicles (LTVs) chosen by NASA to fly to the Moon with the first Artemis astronauts.
—Chris Young
june 13, New Atlas, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chosen
Adjective
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These pre-selected fighter pilots and their families moved into their apartments during the summer of 1960 after residing at the Frunze Central Airfield in Moscow.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
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Viewers can earn in-game gear, weapons and other rare items by watching selected streamers who are playing Tarkov.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Park conditions change constantly and visitors' choice of activities and level of preparedness are big factors in determining risk.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Bad choices like that are a through-line for this whole story, all the way back to Otto Hightower encouraging his daughter, Alicent, to befriend Rhaenyra’s father, King Viserys.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Verb
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The Athletic’s latest mock draft also has Burries (ninth to Mavericks) and Brown (10th to Bucks) being picked before the Heat’s selection.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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At the end of the performance, Perry picked him up as the crowd cheered.—
Klaritza Rico,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Lynn's infectious personality and ongoing quest for selfies made her someone that everyone wanted to know, and her sharp wit kept readers coming back for more.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Last week, federal officials announced the apprehension of Said Abdullahi Ereg, 47, who was wanted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
Verb
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Without a staff, and also faced with electrical issues, Robertson and two cousins decided to temporarily close the restaurant’s doors on May 12.—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Gerrit Cole was originally lined up to start Sunday, but the Yankees decided to give their ace — and the rest of the rotation — an extra day of rest amid a stretch of 16 consecutive games without an off-day.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Adjective
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Only select Archives employees are permitted to go into those stacks; one staffer suggested to me that this is because anyone can disappear in there, sucked down rabbit holes, if there are no guardrails.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
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The delivery service has several Father's Day specials available while supplies last, including two for $10 select Doritos, Ruffles, Tostitos and Fritos products, two for $9 Frito Lay dips and two for $11 Crave Shoppe Ice Cream Bubbles.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Noun
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This was one of 145 bets that Makihara appeared to place on Polymarket between January and May, but all of those bets were fake, the article said.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
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Other videos also misrepresented the earnings users could have made on parallel bets, the Journal's report found.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Verb
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Manfred said the Pride Night celebrations could go on, however a team wished to stage them — or not, in the case of the Texas Rangers, the only one of the 30 MLB teams that declines to hold a Pride Night.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Fletcher and Okada wished Mark Briscoe luck in finding a partner.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Chosen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chosen. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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