cull
verb (used with object)
to select and remove from a group, especially to discard or destroy as inferior.
are culling
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present progressiveof cull.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Carriers have been raising ticket prices, hoping to pass the cost along to consumers, and they are culling flights that will no longer make money at higher price levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Dollar stores like Dollar General and Dollar Tree are culling the number of products priced at $1, while others like 99 Cents Only and Family Dollar have shuttered hundreds of stores.
From Salon ● May 7, 2025
“There’s hope that on the other side of the virus, they will come back into production that’s sustainable for the farmer. So it’s definitely a last resort if they are culling them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2024
Slovenia’s brown bear population is so plentiful that authorities are culling the animals that are becoming a headache for farmers, raiding beehives and even attacking people in the small Alpine state.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 15, 2020
As the two maiden companions of Śakoontalá are culling flowers in the garden of the hermitage, they hear a voice exclaiming, "It is I! give heed!"
From Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala by Sir Edwin Arnold
