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
ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
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
Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
The creative documentary filmmaker, a former Berkeley resident, culls together photos, home movies, songs and more to relate writer Andri Snær Magnason’s grieving process over the loss of relatives and a once-majestic glacier that is no more due to climate change.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
The 19-piece collection culls inspiration from American collegiate themes like plaid, rugby stripes and other sport motifs.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
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Livestock breeders, who have seen their flocks decimated by mass culls due to an outbreak of sheep and goat pox, have joined the protests, which began in November.
—ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
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
Fundrise culls its data from both public records and private databases.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
The creative documentary filmmaker, a former Berkeley resident, culls together photos, home movies, songs and more to relate writer Andri Snær Magnason’s grieving process over the loss of relatives and a once-majestic glacier that is no more due to climate change.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
The 19-piece collection culls inspiration from American collegiate themes like plaid, rugby stripes and other sport motifs.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culls
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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
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An attention mechanism then selects the most relevant data points, while a Kolmogorov-Arnold Network performs the final prediction of position.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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Shy passengers should note that the cast selects a few patrons to join them onstage and unlike Luna’s other new shows, there is a $45 per person cover charge.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Every Tuesday of tournament week, the defending champion chooses the menu for his fellow champions, and the lore of the occasion continues to grow.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Alliances, however, do not mean states have to engage in warfare just because an ally chooses to do so.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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But that level of success is typically designated for a team that owns seven or eight draft picks a year.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Each month JPMorgan updates its top stock picks across growth, value, income and short investment strategies.—
Itzel Franco,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Culls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culls. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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