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
Our testers largely preferred a lightweight and natural look, so any heavy or cakey formulas were immediately weeded out.
—
Jennifer Chan, People.com, 21 May 2025
Some parts of the genome showed evidence of negative selection as nature weeded out harmful variants.
—Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Evidence presented during trial showed the three longtime inmates had exploited the California prison system’s inability to weed out contraband phones .
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
There are plenty of trails in Utah’s national parks that weed out the tourists from the adventurers.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for weed out
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jennifer Chan, People.com, 21 May 2025
Some parts of the genome showed evidence of negative selection as nature weeded out harmful variants.
—Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Evidence presented during trial showed the three longtime inmates had exploited the California prison system’s inability to weed out contraband phones .
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
There are plenty of trails in Utah’s national parks that weed out the tourists from the adventurers.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for weed out
Cite this Entry
“Weed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weed%20out. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share