culled

American  

[kuhld] / kʌld /

adjective

1. selected, either as desirable or undesirable, and removed from a larger group.

   A number of culled sows were condemned due to emaciation.

2. 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.

3. gathered or collected.

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

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of cull.

Other Word Forms

• unculled adjective

Etymology

Origin of culled

cull ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The wild deer "populations are essentially culled by trained people," Davies said, adding "the traceability is very clear".

From Barron's

It comes after bird flu led to large numbers of turkeys being culled early, while a drier spring and summer hit sprout harvests.

From BBC

Mill closures have left parts of the South bereft of buyers for the culled pulpwood.

From The Wall Street Journal

Manufacturers, construction firms, information companies and professional businesses culled more than 70,000 jobs combined.

From MarketWatch

Manufacturers, construction firms, information companies and professional businesses culled more than 70,000 jobs combined.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• accumulated
• collected
• concentrated
• huddled
• massed
• reunited