as in discards
something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others
the unbruised apples will be packed in bags, and the culls will be used for cider
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as in selects
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
culled the best short stories from the author's body of writings
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Recent Examples of culls
Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
This bass species had the genes for a range of survival strategies before the culls started, Zarri says.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
The women’s line culls inspiration from cowgirl Jessie.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culls
Noun
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The vast majority of those discards wind up in the trash, further exacerbating the avocado’s environmental impact.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
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The discards fill recycling bins to the brim and clutter closets, basements and hallways.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Shrine Bowl selects roughly 100 of the top college football players from across the nation and almost all of them are either drafted, signed after the draft or attend a rookie mini camp.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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The program selects project ideas that showcase the cinematic medium as a tool for social change.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Jens generally chooses his words carefully, and is, what’s more, particularly reticent just after finishing a long and difficult winter delivery trip; what’s a person supposed to do with words in a blizzard anyway, up on a stormy heath and all directions lost?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Instead of letting that hold her back, Valancy chooses to be open about her feelings instead.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That was true when there were committee picks figuring into the mix, and true since those were done away with.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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Shop picks from Kelly Clarkson, Martha Stewart, Joanna Gaines’ home lines, and more while prices start just $15.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Culls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culls. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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