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selected

adjective as in picked

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Ten promising early-stage space startups, selected by Starburst, will have an opportunity to present their innovations live to a panel of high-profile judges from across the industry.

Many people ride this circuit — without truck support — in three days, some in two and a select few in a blink.

The plan is to launch additional satellites throughout next year and 2022, and then begin offering commercial service in select areas late in 2021, with a global service expansion intended for 2022.

Golden State General Manager Bob Myers looked shaken while addressing the media Wednesday night after selecting Memphis center James Wiseman with the second overall pick.

Such reversals might harm more than select species, perhaps playing a role in some mass extinctions.

At the time (and until 1913), U.S. senators were not popularly elected but were selected by the state legislature.

Boehner was unanimously selected by the conference as its official nominee for speaker in the coming Congress.

They selected an “easy mark” who turned out to be an off-duty NYC Housing Authority cop named James Carragher.

Its adaptability and breeding capabilities ensured that it would be selected for mass production on an unimaginable scale.

The remark comes to mind while reading The Selected Letters of Norman Mailer.

If I selected lucid and simple extracts, they would give no idea of the intricacy and prolixity of Duns.

Meanwhile, he had been selected as aide-de-camp by General d'Ure de Molans.

Malcolm had selected it as a training-ground that evening, because he meant to weary and subdue his too highly spirited charger.

Then Mr. Blackbird selected a good many choice tidbits here and there, which he bolted with gusto.

These Orchestras are chiefly selected from the ranks of the people, of whom the artisan is the chief contributor.

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On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to selected, such as: elected, preferred, tabbed, chosen, and named.

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

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