weed out

phrasal verb

weeded out; weeding out; weeds out

: to remove (people or things that are not wanted) from a group

They will review the applications to weed out the less qualified candidates.

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Over the last four years, Trump has intervened in GOP primaries across the country to weed out intra-party heretics in both houses of Congress. —

Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024 The bill's supporters said it was needed to weed out foreign interference and western influence operations. —

Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024 While the baseline rate of psychopathy among CEOs is concerningly high, the extended evaluation period inherent in insider succession offers a greater chance to identify and weed out problematic candidates. —

Gautam Mukunda, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Social networks are stepping up their efforts to weed out inauthentic activity, including scams and misinformation, across their services. —

Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for weed out