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CULL OUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Select desirable parts from a group or list

Example:

winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants

Synonyms:

cull out; winnow

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "cull out" is one way to...):

choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

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