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Recent Examples of culled
Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 14 May 2026
The number of bears captured and then culled nearly tripled from a year earlier to 14,601, also marking an all-time high.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
And my life has been culled down to the bare minimum.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The prize jury, made up of AGNSW trustees, chose the work unanimously from a among fifty-nine finalists culled from 1,034 entries.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 May 2026
Some of the imagery seen by Ferreira’s character is genuine content culled from online, carefully trimmed.
—Mark Olsen, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Some of the imagery seen by Ferreira’s character is genuine content culled from online, carefully trimmed.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
To the presentation of personal items, all culled from the trove of clothing and ephemera (photos, letters, books) that Talley bequeathed to SCAD in 2022, Gomes has added some of the gifts to the school’s permanent collection that the style arbiter coaxed out of his designer friends.
—Amy Fine Collins, Air Mail, 28 Mar. 2026
Jacobs is a cultural titan who found his voice in the late twentieth century, and his influences are mostly culled from that era, too.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
Many of the film’s crew members were culled from the ranks of CinéBangui, a training program backed by Lyon’s CinéFabrique film school.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 14 May 2026
The number of bears captured and then culled nearly tripled from a year earlier to 14,601, also marking an all-time high.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
And my life has been culled down to the bare minimum.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The prize jury, made up of AGNSW trustees, chose the work unanimously from a among fifty-nine finalists culled from 1,034 entries.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 May 2026
Some of the imagery seen by Ferreira’s character is genuine content culled from online, carefully trimmed.
—Mark Olsen, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Some of the imagery seen by Ferreira’s character is genuine content culled from online, carefully trimmed.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
To the presentation of personal items, all culled from the trove of clothing and ephemera (photos, letters, books) that Talley bequeathed to SCAD in 2022, Gomes has added some of the gifts to the school’s permanent collection that the style arbiter coaxed out of his designer friends.
—Amy Fine Collins, Air Mail, 28 Mar. 2026
Jacobs is a cultural titan who found his voice in the late twentieth century, and his influences are mostly culled from that era, too.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culled
Adjective
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Pavel Mintyukov then sent the puck to Mikael Granlund, who backhanded a pass to Carlson for a one-timer that got past a screened Askarov for a 2-0 Ducks lead.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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After establishing position at the net front, Guentzel tipped a shot from the top of the zone by Charle-Edouard D’Astous over the glove of the screened Lankinen.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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For its analysis, The Post chose 50 games across a variety of sports leagues, venues and networks, and randomly selected a one-hour segment during each of those games.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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The agent, called Luna, picked the products, set the prices, ran phone interviews and hired humans.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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By early March, Baehr was picked for the Irish team.—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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“Culled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culled. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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