Opted
Picked
Picked adjective - Singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Animorphs book "The Message" had the Animorphs tire of running (swimming, actually) from Visser Three and opted to go down fighting instead of being picked off one by one.
Source: Tired of Running - CBS picked it up again, but opted not to finish the story.
Source: Missing Episode / Live-Action TV - Naruto's Jetix dub was so detested by the Hungarian fans that when Animax picked up the show (or to be precise, its uncut Japanese version), they opted to start from scratch and kept only the voices that suited their characters best (such as Sasuke's).
Source: Dueling Dubs
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