culled; culling; culls
1
: to select from a group : choose
culled the best passages from the poet's work
Damaged fruits are culled before the produce is shipped.
2
: to reduce or control the size of (something, such as a herd) by removal (as by hunting or slaughter) of especially weak or sick individuals
The town issued hunting licenses in order to cull the deer population.
culling a herd of cattle
also
: to hunt or kill (individuals) for culling
culling diseased cows
culled hundreds of deer
culler
noun
: something rejected especially as being inferior or worthless
… how to separate good-looking pecans from culls.—
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Examples of cull in a Sentence
Verb
He culls his herd annually.
The town issued hunting licenses in order to cull the deer population.
Noun
the unbruised apples will be packed in bags, and the culls will be used for cider
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Reuters, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
The company began surveying travelers on their attitudes towards safety nine years ago, and, in 2018, began culling together lists of the world’s safest places.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
That warning came weeks before the ailing giant announced plans on Monday to close at least three factories in Germany and cull tens of thousands of jobs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 13 May 2024
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Verb
The workers were removing carcasses and litter and cleaning facilities where about 800,000 chickens were culled, the health department said.
—Reuters, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
The company began surveying travelers on their attitudes towards safety nine years ago, and, in 2018, began culling together lists of the world’s safest places.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
But the other major Play Store update this year has been a cull of low-quality, high-risk apps.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
That warning came weeks before the ailing giant announced plans on Monday to close at least three factories in Germany and cull tens of thousands of jobs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 13 May 2024
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“Cull.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cull. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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