as in discard
something separated from a group or lot for not being as good as the others
the unbruised apples will be packed in bags, and the culls will be used for cider
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as in to select
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
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Recent Examples of cull
Phil Hay, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
This is noisy data in that most of it is irrelevant or even misleading, but there are ways to cull signal.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2011
Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
But with over 100 million birds dead or culled during this outbreak, many experts see this strategy as unsustainable.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
That’s a severe cull — somewhere in the region of a 30 per cent reduction.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
This is noisy data in that most of it is irrelevant or even misleading, but there are ways to cull signal.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2011
Verb
Reactionary measures like culling may seem intuitive but do little to reduce long-term risk.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
But with over 100 million birds dead or culled during this outbreak, many experts see this strategy as unsustainable.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cull
Noun
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Textile discards make up a huge portion of landfills, so look for a way those clothes can be reused or recycled.—
Jessica Farthing,
Southern Living,
29 Nov. 2024
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When West discards, South knows West had two clubs, three trumps and surely no more than six diamonds (since East followed low-high on the high diamonds).—
Frank Stewart,
The Mercury News,
16 Nov. 2024
Verb
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On Tuesday evening, the Jonesboro City Council selected Nabholz Construction to demolish the vacant Citizens Bank building at 100 W. Washington Ave.—
Amir Mahmoud,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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When staking up citrus trees, select soft, flexible materials that won’t stretch or break, such as nylon twine and rubber tubing.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Bilodeau re-entered the game a few minutes later but was removed after only 35 seconds, never to return.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Tattle scored his second goal, tipping it in with one-half of a second to go, lifting the Huskies to a 2-1 victory over Quinnipiac in the first game of the CT Ice festival at Sacred Heart.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Rather than revolutionizing its industry through bold, innovative, and risky endeavors, Toyota chose incremental but relentless improvement.—
H. James Wilson and Paul R. Daugherty,
Harvard Business Review,
24 Jan. 2025
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The message here for all activists is to maximize your impact by choosing a high-leverage avenue for changemaking.—
Jay Ruderman,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Led by the foul-mouthed and fouler-smelling Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), the team of rejects consists of River Cartwright (Jack Lowden), Roddy Ho (Christopher Chung), Louisa Guy (Rosalind Eleazar) and Catherine Standish (Saskia Reeves) among others including newcomer, J.K. Coe (Thomas Brooke).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
15 Oct. 2024
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The true stab here isn’t just that Donald lied to Roy on his deathbed, or that Donald would so callously reject the friend who turned him from an outer-borough reject into a mover and shaker within Manhattan.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Verb
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Shop my top picks from Columbia, Smith, Carhartt, and more.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2025
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But because of the draft picks exchanged, that amount is likely to end up closer to $30 million.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Knicks certainly put their best foot forward against the Kings, bucking another trend by taking a 38-25 lead after the first quarter.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Scientists took water samples and used a chemical fingerprinting technique, a technology called fluorescence, to trace nitrogen to its source.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Cull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cull. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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