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opt

verb as in choose

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“Boots” isn’t anywhere near as disturbing as, say, “Full Metal Jacket” — which Ray told Cam to watch to prepare, though he opted for a “Golden Girls” marathon instead.

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"But I didn't want that," he says, opting instead for globe-trotting celebrity Victoria.

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The plant-based food industry has grown exponentially in recent years, with more people opting for a meat-free lifestyle.

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England had opted against an official deputy over the summer series against West Indies and India, instead utilising a "leadership group" of various senior players.

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More than 100 cities around the country have opted to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day over Columbus Day.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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