as in select
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking
a selected brand of ice cream with an exceptionally high butterfat content
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as in chose
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
selected only two people out of 300 applicants for the summer internship
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Recent Examples of selected
Arika Herron, Axios, 11 July 2024
The selected video works highlight the profound connection between humans and nature, a theme explored with striking originality and depth.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 14 June 2024
Now that the task force is moving ahead, JCPS leaders want to make sure selected members represent the district.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2024
His receipt of the prestigious Bollingen Prize, in 1959, for a book of new and selected poems, seems like a high point, but Schwartz probably intuited that the prize was awarded less out of admiration than pity.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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McCormick and the selected lieutenant governor candidate will face the Republican ticket of Sen. Mike Braun and Micah Beckwith in November.
Between the lines: The more interesting race is the one to take on incumbent Attorney General Todd Rokita.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 11 July 2024
The selected video works highlight the profound connection between humans and nature, a theme explored with striking originality and depth.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 14 June 2024
Now that the task force is moving ahead, JCPS leaders want to make sure selected members represent the district.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2024
His receipt of the prestigious Bollingen Prize, in 1959, for a book of new and selected poems, seems like a high point, but Schwartz probably intuited that the prize was awarded less out of admiration than pity.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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Only a select number of locations will be open on Christmas Day.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
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Compassionate release and medical parole are an option for the select few who qualify, but these programs are often underutilized and difficult to navigate.Tom Chiodo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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While Pete Alonso and Christian Walker are obviously higher-upside first base options if Houston were to explore that route with Paredes in tow, Goldschmidt is almost surely more likely to align with their preferred price range.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Imagine settling into your preferred streaming app to watch a beloved film like 1997’s Good Will Hunting starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in their breakout roles.Anirban Datta, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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These are our favorite travel adapters and chargers.Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Hulu on Sunday night dropped all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls, Amy Sherman-Palladino’s perennial favorite series that ran for seven seasons on The WB and the CW from 2000-2007 but has steadfastly remained in the ether thanks to streaming.Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
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Often, that means chosen family: lifelong friends, neighbors, partners.Charley Locke, Vox, 12 Aug. 2024
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However, surprises do happen, as evidenced by Beckwith’s recent state GOP convention upset over gubernatorial candidate Mike Braun’s chosen lieutenant governor pick, Julie McGuire.Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2024
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The effort has spread so widely that one letter is even going to Sarah McBride, the Democratic politician from Delaware who recently made history by becoming the first-ever openly transgender person to be elected to Congress.Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nigel Farage was elected to Parliament at the eighth time of trying in July.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Selected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selected. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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