choose

Definition for choose

verb as in pick, select

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accept, adopt, appoint, cast, designate, determine, elect, embrace, favor, judge, love, name, prefer, single out, take, want

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co-opt, crave, cull, desire, espouse, excerpt, extract, fancy, finger, glean, predestine, separate, slot, sort, tag, tap, weigh, will, winnow, wish

Weak matches

call for, commit oneself, decide on, discriminate between, draw lots, feel disposed to, fix on, make choice, make decision, make up one's mind, opt for, see fit, set aside, settle upon, sift out, tab, take up, wish for

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Gearhart theorizes there’s enough content for at least three distinct viewings of the production, depending on what actors the audience chooses to follow.

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At this stage of his highly successful career — more than 115 million copies of his books have been sold worldwide — Sparks can pick and choose among projects.

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Military advisors believe he has to choose one, otherwise America would look weak.

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One scene takes place outside a lecture called “The Future of Jihadism Is Female,” a title chosen presumably as just the sort of thing to give Fox News days of much-needed distraction.

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The drill sergeant endures intrusive questioning by superiors, choosing to lie about it, but flashbacks reveal a romantic relationship with another serviceman, Maj.

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