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as in selects
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
choose a computer that best suits your needs
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as in wants
to see fit
you can wear whatever you choose to the party
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as in decides
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
chose to write on a controversial topic for the local newspaper
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Recent Examples of chooses
In this world, inflation isn’t a bug, but a feature of how the Fed chooses to balance the crisis.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Directors chooses three candidates from their district to create the 21-member cohort, who will learn about the local water system and the agency’s projects through webinars and tours of water infrastructure.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
Texas offensive lineman chooses the Jayhawks Kansas football certainly had a busy Sunday.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2026
Landlords are not allowed to charge extra fees if a tenant chooses to opt out.
—Sacbee.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Given the choice between the loud, louche circle and the artist, the boy chooses the artist.
—Jackson Arn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
After the ocean chooses her to return a goddess' heart, Moana must brave the sea to save her people.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Jens generally chooses his words carefully, and is, what’s more, particularly reticent just after finishing a long and difficult winter delivery trip; what’s a person supposed to do with words in a blizzard anyway, up on a stormy heath and all directions lost?
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Instead of letting that hold her back, Valancy chooses to be open about her feelings instead.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chooses
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His firm often selects stone floors for beach houses or lake houses, where water, sand and dirt are likely to be tracked through the space.—
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In an attempt to remedy that, the TIME photo department every year selects the ten images that made us, first, pause…then dig a little deeper into what went into bringing that image to your eyes.—
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Though designers will still prioritize efficiency, the triangle might not always be the default layout to achieve what a homeowner wants.—
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Transgender athlete wants to drop her challenge Lindsay Hecox, a transgender student at Boise State University who convinced lower courts to temporarily block enforcement of Idaho’s ban, now wants to abandon her case.—
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And while Elliott would like to see Nielsen as the next CEO, if the board decides on someone else who is equally qualified, Elliott will support that decision.—
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Georgia grows tired of her husband and their nightly trips to the fancy French restaurant and decides to have an affair with another man at another table (Alan Howard).—
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The robot picks unsorted bearing rings and places them onto a buffer table.—
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Our top picks start at $16, with some even on sale, too.—
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Cue the rattling of sabers and gnashing of teeth — until a deal is done that pleases (and displeases) both parties.—
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What is the thing that drives them, pleases them, hurts them?—
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The dollar is poised for its sharpest annual retreat in eight years and investors say more declines are coming if the next Federal Reserve chief opts for deeper interest-rate cuts as expected.—
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If the Dolphins make a coaching change, Ross must be certain that the coach would be open to playing young players - and doing lots of losing for one season - if the team opts to spend the next year getting its salary cap in order and prioritizing a high draft pick.—
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Like Penn, though, Roversi generally prefers to work in a more familiar and settled space.—
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Murphy prefers to live in the present.—
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In the finale’s last moments, Alfie confronts Mindy, notices the ring on her finger and wishes her luck.—
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If the former Olympian wishes to see her daughter and Sophia agrees to it, then Farina will make good faith efforts to set up the visit, per the documents.—
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“Chooses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chooses. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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