be selective
Frequency: 8.535.2 per million words
Used to describe the state of being careful in choosing.
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- The list provided here is necessarily selective.
- Human memory is notoriously selective.
- You should be quite selective about what you read online.
- Companies are often selective in their hiring process.
- Don't be too selective, or you might miss out on good opportunities.
- She has been very selective with her investments this year.
- To succeed, one must be selective in choosing battles.
- He taught his students to be more selective in their research sources.
- The committee will be selective when awarding the grants.
- Although he was selective, he still made some mistakes.