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Recent Examples of preselect
Jones, a philosophy professor, frequently presents her students with ethical conundrums, such as whether potential parents should preselect embryos with desirable traits.
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Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022
Reed used a yellow highlighter to preselect 300 applications that signed voters up for the Indiana Democratic primary without their consent, according to the affidavit.
—Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2020
The car's automatic transmission uses GPS and map data to preselect appropriate gears for upcoming hills and curves.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 1 Sep. 2020
But critics fear that the new model, if adopted, will render the community powerless to stop a preselected site.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020
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Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022
Reed used a yellow highlighter to preselect 300 applications that signed voters up for the Indiana Democratic primary without their consent, according to the affidavit.
—Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2020
The car's automatic transmission uses GPS and map data to preselect appropriate gears for upcoming hills and curves.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 1 Sep. 2020
But critics fear that the new model, if adopted, will render the community powerless to stop a preselected site.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preselect
Verb
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The Sox selected him in the seventh round in the 2023 draft.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Elle Fanning Elle Fanning selects another timeless look, this one by Givenchy.—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Suns drafted him with the 22nd pick, one of three Arkansas Razorbacks chosen in the first round, joining Todd Day and Lee Mayberry.—
Doug Haller,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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While the league first planned to add one new team, recent reports suggest up to three cities could be chosen.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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Under previous ownership, club policy dictated that a number would only be eligible for retirement if the player ended his career in Boston and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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President Trump was elected with a mandate from the American people to do just this.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Landry was one of the Titans' first draft picks under Vrabel in 2018.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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Netflix then picked it up, and the show quickly became one of the streamer’s most popular series.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The people here prefer to be crooked while pretending to be holy.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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The community offers a selection of move-in-ready villas for those eager to settle in quickly, as well as customizable homesites for buyers who prefer to build from the ground up.—
Prime Development,
Kansas City Star,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Preselect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preselect. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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