culled

[ kuhld ]

/ kʌld /

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adjective

selected, either as desirable or undesirable, and removed from a larger group:A number of culled sows were condemned due to emaciation.

subjected to or reduced by this process:In the aftermath of the avian flu outbreak, many poultry farmers made claims seeking compensation for culled flocks.

gathered or collected:This “reinvention” theory of art resonates especially with artists whose work relies on culled or salvaged materials.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of cull.

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Origin of culled

cull + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM culled

un·culled, adjective

Words nearby culled

culicid, culinarian, culinary, Culion, cull, culled, Cullen, cullender, culler, cullet, culling

How to use culled in a sentence

The mink industry, while angered by the proposed cull, signaled it would ultimately have few choices.
Denmark’s prime minister says its mink population will be culled—but she’s facing political resistance|kdunn6|November 9, 2020|Fortune
The government can’t pass an emergency bill on the mink cull without a three-quarters majority, meaning the opposition has the scope to block the plan.
Denmark’s prime minister says its mink population will be culled—but she’s facing political resistance|kdunn6|November 9, 2020|Fortune
Though there is little transmission to humans, the culls will put a further economic burden on the agriculture sectors as economic crises mount.
Denmark is culling millions of furry minks to extinguish a worrying COVID-19 outbreak|kdunn6|November 5, 2020|Fortune
White-bread ISIS recruits, culled from the wastelands of Web 2.0, call that tidy division into terrible question.
The FBI’s Bogus ISIS Bust|James Poulos|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Freeman never consented to the story; the newspaper culled its content from an MTV interview.
Why Africa’s Turning Anti-Gay|Jay Michaelson|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We are all used to on a current basis of animals being culled in the wild.
At the Copenhagen Zoo, Humans Can Be Animals|Kevin Bleyer|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her songs, which she cowrote with songwriter-producer Joel Little, are all culled from real-life experiences.
Meet Lorde, the 16-Year-Old Singer Poised to Take Over Pop Music|Marlow Stern|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Here are six questions (and answers) culled from our conversation.
'Bridesmaids' Director Paul Feig on Feminism, Rebel Wilson & More|Anna Klassen|April 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The following day he culled a log in another and distant skidway whose butt showed a slant of a good six inches.
Blazed Trail Stories|Stewart Edward White
The day following he culled another of the same sort on still another skidway.
Blazed Trail Stories|Stewart Edward White
Much of the substance of what we have written has been culled from the pages of that fascinating volume.
The Ocean and its Wonders|R.M. Ballantyne
Dey is worsern jack-lanterns 'ticin' de culled fokses furder und furder into misery.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
The facts respecting these three edifices have been culled from ancient parchments which would fill a large wheelbarrow.
The King's Post|R. C. Tombs