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Recent Examples of culled
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
Members of the music branch culled this shortlist of 15 songs from a master list of 65 eligible songs.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2025
By the time votes are tabulated, that list will have been culled to a mere 15 finalists with a shot at an Oscar nomination.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2025
As of October, more than 2 million turkeys have been culled this year because of exposure to flu.
—Melinda Yao, NBC news, 26 Nov. 2025
The other 20 tracks are culled from the special editions Giles has produced over the past decade, in the series that began with the Sgt.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
The addition of data culled from set-top boxes and connected TVs has been instrumental in ensuring that this season’s deliveries remain up compared to the 2024 numbers, as has the expansion of the company’s out-of-home sample.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The court’s dismissal paves the way for the flock of around 330 ostriches to be culled.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
All the information that Gemini is drawing upon will be culled from the roughly 250 million places stored in Google Maps’ database of reviews accumulated during the past 20 years.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
The exorbitant cast can be culled.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
Members of the music branch culled this shortlist of 15 songs from a master list of 65 eligible songs.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2025
By the time votes are tabulated, that list will have been culled to a mere 15 finalists with a shot at an Oscar nomination.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2025
As of October, more than 2 million turkeys have been culled this year because of exposure to flu.
—Melinda Yao, NBC news, 26 Nov. 2025
The other 20 tracks are culled from the special editions Giles has produced over the past decade, in the series that began with the Sgt.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
The addition of data culled from set-top boxes and connected TVs has been instrumental in ensuring that this season’s deliveries remain up compared to the 2024 numbers, as has the expansion of the company’s out-of-home sample.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The court’s dismissal paves the way for the flock of around 330 ostriches to be culled.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
All the information that Gemini is drawing upon will be culled from the roughly 250 million places stored in Google Maps’ database of reviews accumulated during the past 20 years.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culled
Adjective
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The Red Wings tied it with 59 seconds left in the period on Seider's shot from near the blue line that eluded a screened Hildeby.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Per the Rockets’ official press release, the NBA announced today that Rockets guard Reed Sheppard was selected to the Castrol Rising Stars event which will take place on February 13 as part of NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.—
Rahat Huq,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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He was selected in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons, but was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies that night.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The visitors picked their way across the rocky coastline, waving at the Islanders to move back and make space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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McKinsey found that disciplined prioritization delivers 40% more value—not because leaders picked better priorities, but because the organization had room to absorb them.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Culled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culled. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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