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.
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Meanwhile, Mora reported the MRRFs weren't succeeding at weeding out recyclables either.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors proposed a series of questions about immigration enforcement in order to weed out potential bias.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Washington pols on both sides of the aisle need to tighten oversight and weed out fraud in its nascent stages.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Detractors have identified programs that many Americans do not widely support; and these can be weeded out through a variety of approaches like matching funds.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors proposed a series of questions about immigration enforcement in order to weed out potential bias.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Washington pols on both sides of the aisle need to tighten oversight and weed out fraud in its nascent stages.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Detractors have identified programs that many Americans do not widely support; and these can be weeded out through a variety of approaches like matching funds.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Weed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weed%20out. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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