Definitions for weed out
weed out

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1. weed out, comb outverb

   remove unwanted elements

   "The company weeded out the incompetent people"; "The new law weeds out the old inequities"

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1. Weed outverb

   to selectively remove; same as weed, v. t.; -- of things that are useless or harmful.

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1. weed outverb

   to remove unwanted elements from a group

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1. weed out

   To "weed out" is a phrase commonly used to represent the process of removing or eliminating unwanted or undesirable components, elements, people, or factors from a particular group, situation, or context. This is often done in order to improve the efficiency, quality, or performance of the remaining group or situation. It's derived from the act of removing weeds from a garden to allow desirable plants to grow better.

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1. • Get Rid Of

How to pronounce weed out?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of weed out in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of weed out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of weed out in a Sentence

1. Michael McCaul:

   Our intelligence community has ... told me that individuals with terrorism ties in Syria have already tried to gain access to our country through the refugee program, what’s even more concerning is that top officials have testified before this committee that intelligence gaps prevent us from being able to confidently weed out terrorists.

2. Jason Chaffetz:

   We need to weed out those who risk our national security, embarrass the county, and skirt the law, this needs to end.

3. Adam Schiff:

   These losses of leadership, coupled with a President determined to weed out anyone who may dare disagree, represent one of the most challenging moments for the Intelligence Community, it will be up to the Congress to ensure that Intelligence Community continues to provide independent analysis and judgement to policy makers, and always speak truth to power.

4. Devin Hamlin:

   I definitely want somebody to be able to protect themselves, like I'd want to be able to protect Devin Hamlin, but at the same time, you're letting the wrong people get ahold of them. That's where the problem is. It's hard to weed out who's the good guys and the bad guys.

5. Joanna Schwartz:

   They say qualified immunity is intended to weed out the most insubstantial cases.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=weed out
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=weed out
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Weed_Out
4. ^ ChatGPT
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