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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Not to mention, getting down on your hands and knees to yank weeds out of the ground can be painful, and even more so for those dealing with chronic pain and conditions like arthritis. —

Brittney Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2025 The hope is that this regulatory tightening will weed out weaker players without stifling the innovation that makes BaaS so appealing. —

Zareef Hamid, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 Trump’s efforts to weed out DEI from the federal bureaucracy are already impacting the nation’s education system. —

Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025 These papers are absorbed into the worldwide library of research faster than they can be weeded out. —

Guillaume Cabanac, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for weed out