Decide
Opt for
Opt for verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Peanutbutter mutually decide that they do not want to have children and opt for an abortion.
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Elopement: What Kitty and Ben decide to do when they opt for a Vegas wedding so as to escape all the expenses and stresses of a big wedding.
Source: Literature / Kitty Norville - After learning the hard way that Evil Is Not a Toy, they decide to just grab each other, ditch their Bad Boss, and opt for a strategic withdrawal.
Source: Black Shirt
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