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as in nominee
one who has been chosen by some authority for a specific position or duty
NASA's roster of selectees for its astronaut training program
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Recent Examples of selectee
The church, erected in 1921, is among the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2024 selectees.
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Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
In eight seasons with the Patriots, Mayo was the 2008 Defensive Rookie of the Year, a 2010 All-Pro, a two-time Pro Bowl selectee and a Super Bowl 49 champion.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Each of the selectees for 2023 can reasonably be considered a household name.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2023
Diversity Immigrant Applications On Hold In regard to the Biden Appeals, Morrison argues that while thousands of Diversity Visas selectees have a legal path to immigrate to the United States, the Biden administration is using the appellate process to extinguish their immigration journeys.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
The first-team all-area selectee will lead a team looking to reach the postseason again in its first year in 5A.
—Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
The only first basemen included were Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals, Pete Alonso of the New York Mets, C.J. Cron of the Colorado Rockies, and honorary selectee Albert Pujols, completing his career with the Cardinals.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 19 July 2022
Three years before that, a selectee for the International Pacific Halibut Commission also ran into residency issues.
—James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2021
Here and there a selectee clung to a trombone or trumpet case—supplementary material for the camp band, for which a nucleus of 28 pieces is expected to arrive soon.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2021
Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
In eight seasons with the Patriots, Mayo was the 2008 Defensive Rookie of the Year, a 2010 All-Pro, a two-time Pro Bowl selectee and a Super Bowl 49 champion.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
Each of the selectees for 2023 can reasonably be considered a household name.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 June 2023
Diversity Immigrant Applications On Hold In regard to the Biden Appeals, Morrison argues that while thousands of Diversity Visas selectees have a legal path to immigrate to the United States, the Biden administration is using the appellate process to extinguish their immigration journeys.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
The first-team all-area selectee will lead a team looking to reach the postseason again in its first year in 5A.
—Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
The only first basemen included were Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals, Pete Alonso of the New York Mets, C.J. Cron of the Colorado Rockies, and honorary selectee Albert Pujols, completing his career with the Cardinals.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 19 July 2022
Three years before that, a selectee for the International Pacific Halibut Commission also ran into residency issues.
—James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2021
Here and there a selectee clung to a trombone or trumpet case—supplementary material for the camp band, for which a nucleus of 28 pieces is expected to arrive soon.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectee
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Building a roster, and a team, is a one-year venture; coaches who sell earning a diploma and a four-year experience to a recruit are begging to be fired.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2025
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If a Bonnies recruit is All-Conference one year, he’ll almost certainly be gone the next — to somewhere like Syracuse or Kentucky (or even the N.B.A.).—
Bruce Schoenfeld,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Even lowly conscripts are being blamed for enabling crimes — whether or not that is true.—
Raja Abdulrahim,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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In May, Rohingya soldiers grabbed conscripts at gun- or knife-point.—
Adam Ferguson,
New York Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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The board has identified candidates to take over after Dimon.—
Pritam Biswas and Nupur Anand,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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After missing out on Morgan, USC set out on a months-long search that yielded several candidates from the NFL front office ranks, according to a person familiar with those discussions.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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This year's class continues the tradition of recognizing contributors to the sport as exemplified by past inductees like Kevin Harvick and Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick, 2014 Cup Series champion, recently joined the Board of Directors of the Hall of Fame.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2024
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What is the Music City Walk of Fame and how are inductees chosen?—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2024
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“Selectee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectee. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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