WEED (OUT) Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

weed (out)

verb

Definition of weed (out)

as in to ward (off)

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By trading for Woll, the Flyers have checked off one of their items on their offseason to-do list.

— Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 June 2026
But as the tournament opens, all of it feels rote and bloated, like a list of big-event boxes to be checked off.

— Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026

Definition of check off

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The two-day event at the American Airlines Center is the first of its kind and has been touted as a way to rally the base ahead of the midterm elections, when Republicans are hoping to stave off losses in the House and Senate.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2026
There was a sense that only significant deals could stave off the double threat of the Austrian’s outbursts over transfers destabilising the team midway through the campaign and Palace tumbling into a relegation battle.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of stave off

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