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Recent Examples of deselect To turn off a specific filter, tap Filtered by again, then deselect it. Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2023 Click Edit and deselect the checkbox. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020 On the next page that appears, deselect the Autoplay previews while browsing on all devices option. Chris Smith, BGR, 13 Nov. 2022 Occasionally, pathfinding might break and force us to deselect the entire party, select an individual character, and move them (after which pathfinding was fine again). Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2020 Churchill himself was deselected in 1904 in an argument over free trade. Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2019 Make sure to knock Frontier and Spirit out of the running by deselecting them on either of the search engines, as their service and extra fees will make the fare and flight too much hassle for the money. Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2018 The lowest fares will be highlighted in green: Just make sure to deselect Frontier and Spirit, as their flights come with extra fees. Bridget Hallinan, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2018 But with Labour nudging ahead of the Tories in opinion polls, there is no appetite for a coup, and deselecting troublesome MPs is easier said than done. The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deselect
Verb
  • Could a visa holder refusing to refer to the Gulf of America face a similar fate as Khalil?
    Bastiaan Vanacker, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • According to Boasberg, Trump's Cabinet secretaries are deciding whether to refuse to provide evidence.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The company must take the job listing down and reject all the candidates that applied.
    Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • In May 2023, in an election monitored by USA Hockey, CAHA members rejected Kanai in favor of the association’s new president, Brian Smith, who promptly terminated Schaffer.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Many such studies ignore, rather than seriously examine, biological realities.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Yet there’s no ignoring the fact that the Rockies would’ve loved to have Brito penciled in as their second baseman this year.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Big Savage Mountain, Bear Pen, and Dan’s Mountain Wildlands all provide valuable habitat for our declining bird populations.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Recent polls have suggested that dissatisfaction with Trump's handling of the economy is a key factor in his declining popularity.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Deselect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deselect. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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