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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Last season, four faithfuls were left standing after successfully weeding out the traitors, splitting the prize money four ways. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 June 2025 One way to do this is for teams to ensure that agents are working with good data, weeding out wrong or incomplete information and regularly optimizing and providing feedback. Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 Jerrod Moore, 44, an Atlanta construction inspector, said federal authorities investigating these type of case could have done more to weed out bad officers. Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 27 May 2025 In India, an independent fact-checking website called Alt News that is dedicated to weeding out misinformation on social media and mainstream media has provided evidence of numerous fabrications aired by TV outlets, including prominent national channels like Aaj Tak and News18. Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for weed out

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“Weed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weed%20out. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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