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Recent Examples of culled
Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The Nipah virus, though, has a long incubation rate, which allows the people who have been infected to be isolated and for the infected animals (usually pigs) who gave it to the humans to be culled.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
How golfers rely on — and leverage — technology fascinates Skenes, from the numbers culled relative to swing speed and ball flight to how their bodies must be in sync to generate so much club speed.
—Tribune News Service, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Vaccination, the obvious strategy, means more animals remain healthy, fewer are culled, and the USDA spends way less paying farmers.
—Ellen P. Carlin, STAT, 14 Jan. 2026
The bureaucracy does harbor pockets of waste and paper-pushing positions that could easily be culled.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
The exorbitant cast can be culled.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
Members of the music branch culled this shortlist 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
Verb
Despite the shift away from hunting from the air, many still don’t want to see the deer culled.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The Nipah virus, though, has a long incubation rate, which allows the people who have been infected to be isolated and for the infected animals (usually pigs) who gave it to the humans to be culled.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
How golfers rely on — and leverage — technology fascinates Skenes, from the numbers culled relative to swing speed and ball flight to how their bodies must be in sync to generate so much club speed.
—Tribune News Service, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
Vaccination, the obvious strategy, means more animals remain healthy, fewer are culled, and the USDA spends way less paying farmers.
—Ellen P. Carlin, STAT, 14 Jan. 2026
The bureaucracy does harbor pockets of waste and paper-pushing positions that could easily be culled.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
The exorbitant cast can be culled.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
Members of the music branch culled this shortlist 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culled
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With both Macklin Celebrini and Brent Burns serving penalties, Manson, in a 4-on-4 situation, took a pass from Valeri Nichushkin and blasted a shot past a screened Askarov for his fifth goal of the season.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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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
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Power is supplied by a 12-volt, 10-amp-hour lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO₄) battery, selected for its thermal stability, safety characteristics, and long cycle life.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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Youngblood picked it up, put his hand on the cover, and whispered a prayer in Latin.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Owls, who will christen Mickey Dunn Stadium this weekend, were picked to finish third by Conference USA coaches.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Culled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culled. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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