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Recent Examples of selectively
Bonta and other attorneys general have selectively opposed the Justice Department’s requests to pause cases, generally allowing those that work in their states’ favor to proceed.
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Some MOFs act as molecular sieves, selectively capturing carbon dioxide from industrial exhaust or even directly from air.
—Stavroula Alina Kampouri, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Public schools enroll local students regardless of academic or physical ability, race, gender or family income; private schools can selectively admit students.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
Putting it together Back in Japan, Sakaguchi's team connected more dots in the two years after that, realizing that Foxp3 was selectively turned on in their regulator T cells.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
Massive volumes of ambient air move through a system containing a chemical agent that selectively binds to CO2 molecules.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Despite a slow job market, employers are selectively hiring for roles in AI, data science, and cybersecurity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
By opening and closing the trapdoor selectively, the demon could sequester the faster-moving molecules in one compartment and the slower-moving ones in the other, making a hot gas and a cold one, respectively.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
Most of them are connected to smaller groups, and seem to fire more selectively and predictably when they are needed for a specific purpose.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Some MOFs act as molecular sieves, selectively capturing carbon dioxide from industrial exhaust or even directly from air.
—Stavroula Alina Kampouri, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Public schools enroll local students regardless of academic or physical ability, race, gender or family income; private schools can selectively admit students.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
Putting it together Back in Japan, Sakaguchi's team connected more dots in the two years after that, realizing that Foxp3 was selectively turned on in their regulator T cells.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
Massive volumes of ambient air move through a system containing a chemical agent that selectively binds to CO2 molecules.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Despite a slow job market, employers are selectively hiring for roles in AI, data science, and cybersecurity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
By opening and closing the trapdoor selectively, the demon could sequester the faster-moving molecules in one compartment and the slower-moving ones in the other, making a hot gas and a cold one, respectively.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
Most of them are connected to smaller groups, and seem to fire more selectively and predictably when they are needed for a specific purpose.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selectively
Adverb
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Each will continue to be available as separate services, branded individually.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Across the news industry, however, there is widespread agreement that subscriptions are the path to sustainability, whether at the institutional level or individually on platforms like Substack and Patreon.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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His military service left a profound mark on him personally and artistically, a theme that resonates throughout his songwriting.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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The challenge is that dysregulated anger can turn destructive—both personally and collectively.—
Marc Brackett,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Selectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selectively. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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