popular choice
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- noun
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opción popular
- In this survey, pizza emerged as the most popular choice for party food among teenagers.
- the most popular choice
And so I think that these might be a popular choice for people.
- And so I think that these might be a popular choice for people.
Examples
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Going back to school is now becoming a very popular choice for adults.
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The Epic Pass is one of the more popular choices for skiers and riders here.
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That's always a popular choice.
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Many reasons exist to explain why this curricular approach remains a popular choice in middle school physical education.
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In 2010, computers are still a limited resource in many classrooms, but they are a popular choice for children.
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Computer labs offer a popular choice to play math-related games.
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Yeah, being concert master for the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra is one of our most popular choices.
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What building or design trends do you think will be popular choices for Temecula residents in 2012?
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When the headmaster's suggestion was rejected in favor of a more popular choice, he accepted the outcome without a flicker.
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Twins catcher Joe Mauer remains the most popular choice in all of Major League Baseball with 3,968,039 votes.
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Synonyms
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A person or thing you like more than others
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A person or thing that most people in a group like more than others
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The person most preferred for a job or role
How Preferred
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an option preferred by many people' is directly compositional from 'popular' (widely liked) + 'choice' (selected option). This adjective+noun pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Popular choice brings to mind a busy market where many people point to the same item. The word popular means liked by many and choice is the thing picked, so this image helps you remember it means 'an option preferred by many people'.