as in chooses
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
I opted for the smaller car after I calculated how much money I would save on gas every week
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Complaints to the agency typically are not made public, unless the complainant chooses to do so.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Shadow is clearly stronger than Sonic and the others in this film, but chooses not to deliver lethal blows to Sonic's crew.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Thunder also still have to figure out if/how recent lottery picks such as Wallace, Ousmane Dieng and Nikola Topic fit into their long-term plans.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Before the weekend's games, make sure to check out our expert picks for every Week 17 game.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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So McAvoy, who rotates two pairs each game, does not understand why Marchand prefers gloves that look like they’ve been left out in the rain, gnawed on by a dog, then run over by a garbage truck.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora prefers a single closer and Scott is the best one available.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Opts (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opts%20%28for%29. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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