preselect
Americanverb (used with object)
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If you are out there, prospective Mr Rodrigo, you should also know your wedding song has been pre-selected.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
In the BedrettoLab, by contrast, researchers filled a pre-selected fault with sensors and other instruments, and then sought to trigger movement.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
A disoriented and agitated Spears shows up late, rejects the pre-selected wardrobe choices for the photo shoot and locks herself in the bathroom.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025
Gabbard, in her testimony, did not mention Signal’s primary feature, which is a built-in option, activated by Trump officials, to automatically destroy its own contents on a pre-selected date.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2025
Yet in the end he made it on impulse rather than at any pre-selected time.
From Palos of the Dog Star Pack by Giesy, J. U.
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