as in decided
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
after that near catastrophe, they opted to reinstate the telephone service
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Recent Examples of opted
At that event, Rhimes wore a black dress with mesh sleeves, posing arm-in-arm with her daughter, who opted for a black leather jacket and carried a black purse.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
As for their final guesses, Robin Thicke chose Keke Palmer, McCarthy-Wahlberg opted for Leslie Jones, and Ken Jeong picked Wanda Sykes.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026
To blend both sides of her culture, the Black Panther actress opted for a blunt bob that uses one of the oldest protective styles in the book.
—Elise Tabin, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
Simpson, the Republican Senate leader, said his caucus would fight any changes to the state tax code that break with rolling conformity to federal tax policy, as when state leaders preemptively passed a law last year that opted Colorado out of a federal change exempting overtime pay from taxes.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Other players at the draft opted for a nice dinner to celebrate what was to come.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
But the team opted not to activate him, and Zavala remains on IR.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026
Rather than using prop glasses, Safdie opted for a combination of contact lenses and prescription glasses.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
For the MoMA garden party in 2016, Robyn opted for a sequined ‘70s style jumpsuit by designer Michael Halpern in which one leg was a different pattern to the rest of the piece.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opted
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After a few minutes, Ricky decided to go back to their grandparents’ home, about two blocks away.—
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Whichever producer decided to make this the first award of the night, good job.—
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Many brands still haven’t figured it out.—
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With a permanent outdoor rink built to NHL standards and a massive video board already in place two miles east of downtown Hastings, and the fiscal support of myriad sponsors jumping into the fray, organizers of Hockey Day Minnesota 2026 figured 24 hours just wouldn’t be enough.—
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“Opted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opted. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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