weed out

phrasal 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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YouTubers are used to carefully scanning supposed offers to weed out the real ones from the fakes. —

Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024 Meta will start using facial recognition technology to weed out these ads by comparing the images in the post with the images from a celebrity’s Facebook or Instagram account. —

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024 Nature is, of course, always weeding out individuals whose behavior isn’t well-calibrated — the nocturnal possum that comes out an hour early and exposes itself to predators, for example. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024 That leads insurers to weed out care that’s not medically necessary or not backed by scientific evidence, which helps increase their profit margins. —

Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for weed out