weed out

phrasal verb

weeded out; weeding out; weeds out

: to remove (people or things that are not wanted) from a group

They will review the applications to weed out the less qualified candidates.

Examples of weed out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those people usually get weeded out in two or three years. —Lance Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

Quick follower spikes can also hint at fraudulent behavior, but Social Blade helps weed out quick follower increases that don’t mirror the gradual growth norm. —Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025

Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders argue the savings will come largely from weeding out waste, fraud and abuse while also expanding work requirements for some adults receiving benefits. —Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Mar. 2025

After plastering a wanted photo around the Bronx neighborhood, a tipster later identified him to cops as someone who sells weed out of a van in the area. —Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for weed out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout