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

Fortunately, mulching is very effective if done immediately after weeding out young crabgrass. —Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025

Industry groups insist that they are committed to weeding out dishonest companies that make false claims or sell dangerous products. —Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025

And, perhaps most interestingly, how many young quarterbacks working actively to refine their timing get weeded out before things click? —Alec Lewis, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025

This entails the messy but necessary work of (finally) consolidating and rationalizing your tech portfolio to weed out duplicative or unneeded systems and applications. —Forrester, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for weed out

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