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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While the baseline rate of psychopathy among CEOs is concerningly high, the extended evaluation period inherent in insider succession offers a greater chance to identify and weed out problematic candidates. —

Gautam Mukunda, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Social networks are stepping up their efforts to weed out inauthentic activity, including scams and misinformation, across their services. —

Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024 The other side: Insurers argue that prior authorization helps keeps health care costs down and weeds out low-value care that doesn't actually help patients. —

Peter Sullivan, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024 Moody said Tuesday that the overlap between the current voter registrars' efforts and CGS’ would waste taxpayer dollars and strain the county’s elections office, which likely would have to weed out duplicate voter applications. —

Brooke Park, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for weed out