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.

Examples of weed out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Supporters of the law said it was needed to weed out frivolous suits that tied state officials up in court and invited judges to meddle in how prisons are run. —Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 July 2024

Defense attorneys painted Telles as a devoted family man and public servant who worked to weed out government corruption. —CBS News, 14 Aug. 2024

Others such as downscale Family Dollar struggle to weed out hundreds of underperforming stores while continuing to open new outlets in better locations. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2024

Joanna Geraghty, the new JetBlue CEO, has sought to weed out routes that don’t make money and find destinations where JetBlue can wield an advantage over other carriers. —David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2024