Meaning & use
culled
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selected or removed from a larger group, often to reduce numbers or improve overall quality.
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The weakest seedlings were culled to give the remaining plants more room to grow.
Wildlife officials culled part of the deer herd to prevent overgrazing.
A note on using this word
Cull often carries a clinical, unsentimental tone, especially when applied to reducing animal populations.
Words with a similar meaning
selectedweeded out
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