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opt

verb as in choose

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Mom was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago and opted to be treated for quality of life.

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Both the lead prosecution and defence barristers opted for polo shirts, shorts and baseball caps.

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The Sheriff’s Department can also opt “to discipline their employee administratively in addition to, or in lieu of, seeking criminal charges,” the statement said.

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It’s the eighth-largest prize in the game’s history — and if there’s a winner, that person can claim it as a series of annual payments, or opt for a lump sum of $452.2 million before taxes.

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If I know that grandma has her bot, will I opt not to drop by after work when I’m exhausted?

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

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