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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Jerrod Moore, 44, an Atlanta construction inspector, said federal authorities investigating these type of case could have done more to weed out bad officers.
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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
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
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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
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
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“Weed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weed%20out. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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