as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
he'll deselect any plan that doesn't put him in total control
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Recent Examples of deselect
To turn off a specific filter, tap Filtered by again, then deselect it.
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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
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
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The most memorable productions may have involved classics of one kind or another, but these works were reborn in stagings that refused to play it safe.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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China has labeled Lai a separatist and refuses to engage in dialogue with him, further increasing hostilities.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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In the court's ruling, Ginsburg, a Republican appointee, rejected TikTok's main legal arguments against the law, including that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder, or a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment.HALELUYA HADERO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Syria's government has rejected reports that President Bashar al-Assad has fled Damascus as insurgents opposing his regime continue their lightning offensive.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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For someone to single out sports betting as uniquely damaging is disingenuous and ignores the broader context of how Americans allocate discretionary income.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Spider-Man is too big a property, with far too much potential and too many fantastic stories to tell, for Sony to ignore the value of any property for long, regardless of the shelving of the SSU for now.Mark Hughes, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Krager declined to specify the nature or severity of the injury at the time.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors declined to press charges against Mangum for making false allegations.Jenna West, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Deselect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deselect. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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