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
culled the best short stories from the author's body of writings
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Recent Examples of cull
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Stage 19 was shortened after a mass cull of a cattle herd affected by nodular dermatitis, and fears that the Tour caravan could spread the illness throughout France.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Annie Palmer, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
That could even lead a farmer to decide to cull the herd, and send cows to a meat processing plant—which also might be short of workers these days.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
A lot of ground beef comes from cull cows and farmers have not been culling as many cows because the calf market has been so strong.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Stage 19 was shortened after a mass cull of a cattle herd affected by nodular dermatitis, and fears that the Tour caravan could spread the illness throughout France.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Verb
It's also been culling its footprint of Go cashierless convenience stores.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
That could even lead a farmer to decide to cull the herd, and send cows to a meat processing plant—which also might be short of workers these days.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cull
Noun
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The vast majority of those discards wind up in the trash, further exacerbating the avocado’s environmental impact.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
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The discards fill recycling bins to the brim and clutter closets, basements and hallways.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Panahi’s new film has also been selected as France’s official submission for best international film at the 98th Oscar ceremony in 2026, but is also planning to campaign for best picture, best director, best original screenplay and best editing.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Dolphins selected Ewers in the seventh round of the 2025 draft out of Texas.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Police reportedly located the woman after reviewing a two-second security camera video clip, in which she was allegedly seen on a city sidewalk carrying something that appeared to be wrapped in a bundle and holding it as a person would typically hold a baby.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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So in the moments after takeoff, Higginbotham always stared at his watch, heart pounding, counting the seconds to a minute.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While the right technique for cutting can go a long way, nothing will have quite as much impact on the longevity of your blooms than choosing the right time to hit your garden with a bucket of lukewarm water and your sharpest shears in hand.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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In Pullman’s world, evil is overcome by people choosing truth over lies, action over apathy and empathy over hate, every single day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In it, Jackson Lamb (Oldman), River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) and the rest of the MI5 rejects are on the case — and a bit on the defense.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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As the saying goes, nobody wants to sit at the reject table.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Choose your adventure and pick three or pick six from activities not included with admission like apple blasters, paint ball, bungee trampoline, rock wall, mechanical bull, fountain drink, fudge, snow cone, animal feed and cookies.—
Katie Nixon,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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Imagine being able to pick fresh oranges right outside your back door, or even better right inside your kitchen.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The father charged in suspicion of murder in his toddler's 2024 hot car death has taken a plea deal with Pima County prosecutors that includes a higher sentencing than in a previous plea offer.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Pennywise — the iconic, malevolent shapeshifting entity that often takes the form of a dancing clown and was first introduced in Stephen King's 1986 novel It — suddenly and mysteriously appeared on five different continents on Tuesday.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Cull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cull. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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