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desired

[dih-zahyuhrd] / dɪˈzaɪərd /






ADJECTIVE
sought
Synonyms




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Customers can appeal those decisions or share more information with OpenAI if desired.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Prepare the peaches: Peel the peaches, if desired, then remove the pits and roughly chop the fruit.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

He certainly fits the desired physical profile but is relatively raw, having only established himself as a regular last season at Toulouse, where he scored seven goals in 31 appearances, 22 of them starts.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

The desired molecule can continue along the pathway that produces the final product, while the molecule that would normally be favored for reduction can return to its original state.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

And so it went, until at last a single squawk produced the desired response.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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