weed out
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.
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On the one hand, background checks and psychological evaluations could help weed out individuals with questionable motives.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Shop below for more convenient gardening tools to keep your garden growing and weeds out of it all summer long.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
That gives you the ability to weed out those people who’d yell at you in advance.
—Kristen Arnett, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
In order to regain federal dollars, Walz was tasked with restructuring Minnesota’s approach to weeding out fraud and abuse.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 May 2026
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Shop below for more convenient gardening tools to keep your garden growing and weeds out of it all summer long.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
That gives you the ability to weed out those people who’d yell at you in advance.
—Kristen Arnett, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
In order to regain federal dollars, Walz was tasked with restructuring Minnesota’s approach to weeding out fraud and abuse.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for weed out
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“Weed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weed%20out. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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