choices

noun

plural of choice
1
as in options
the power, right, or opportunity to choose you have no choice: you have to go to the conference

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2
as in bets
a person or thing that is chosen my choice for best song of all time

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3
as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class that school accepts only the choice of the city's crop of high school students

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4
as in wills
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions the prisoner had no choice but to do what he was told

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Recent Examples of choices What shouldn’t happen, at least this Saturday against Florida Atlantic in the Gators’ opener of the Sumrall era, is any quarterback switcheroos, no matter how much Sumrall wants to continue weighing his choices. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 Of course, depending on options and packages, there may be some differences in materials, color choices, and performance—but the Stingray succeeds at offering the core Corvette experience. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026 Telluride’s 53rd edition offers an unusually eclectic lineup, with tributes to Sandra Hüller, John Malkovich and Andrew Haigh and a strong mix of awards hopefuls and less obvious choices. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Below are six choices from Coach, Kate Spade, Nordstrom, and Amazon that work for the office, while running errands, and beyond. — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 America's favorite and least favorite beers Some beers have strong followings nationwide, while others seem to be less popular choices. — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Finally, brands should use whole-life economics to shape portfolio choices. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 The beef or turkey burger with green chiles and pepper jack cheese (about $7) is one of the better choices on the menu. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026 Taken together, the intimates trace a timeline of scientific innovation, societal progress, and sometimes surprising aesthetic choices. — April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choices
  1. options
  2. bets
  3. best
  4. wills
  5. selections
  6. qualities
  7. favorites
  8. elites
Noun
  • To address cost worries, the finance options should be brought up early in the discussion.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The slouchy, mockneck sweater is back again, this time with plenty of cropped and cardigan options, too.
    — Jordan Julian, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of options
Noun
  • According to TickerTracker, about 78% of Kalshi’s volume this month, roughly $26 billion, has come from sports and parlays, an all-or nothing bundle of bets that are popular with sports.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Few have placed bigger bets than Blackstone on the AI revolution, which demands massive funding for large language models and the data centers and energy infrastructure that power them.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of bets
Noun
  • Benton had career bests in tackles (51), tackles for loss (6) and sacks (5 1/2) while helping the Steelers to the AFC North title.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • With the three-row Kia Sorento, the Hyundai Palisade retains the South Korean brands’ 10-year, 100,000-mile powertrain warranty, both segment and industry bests.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of best
Noun
  • The projections can take whatever physical form a ring-bearer wills, and some powerful Lanterns have conjured the shapes of living beings, though sentience is another matter.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Community Legal Services of Philadelphia also offers assistance with wills and estate planning.
    — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of wills
Noun
  • For Castellanos, meanwhile, the All-American Game provides a chance to remain connected to baseball while passing along lessons from a 15-year major league career that included two All-Star selections and a World Series appearance.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Chiefs’ next two draft selections after Delane — defensive linemen Peter Woods and R Mason Thomas — put together solid performances.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of selections
Noun
  • Summary Personality traits often blur between desirable and undesirable, with positive qualities becoming negative in extreme.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • McGee joked with the crowd that their most similar qualities were distress around loud noises and mild anxiety.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualities
Noun
  • Naturally, some of our favorites happen to be in the women’s designer sale section.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
  • And this year’s menu reflects some through-the-years favorites, including some that have been re-imagined.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of favorites
Noun
  • Most worked to serve the city's elites as guards, cleaners, tailors and butchers.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
  • First was the question of how to manage Russia’s elites, many of whom were less than enthusiastic about a direct confrontation with the West.
    — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of elites

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“Choices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choices. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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