cull
verb (used with object)
to select and remove from a group, especially to discard or destroy as inferior.
culls
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pluralof cull.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof cull (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
cullverb (used with object)to select and remove from a group, especially to discard or destroy as inferior.
Example Sentences
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As of December, Northern had stopped carrying out culls at stations, and has more recently stopped at its depots too.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The model, which does not source without permission, culls mountains of data about the natural world from partners including the Smithsonian, London’s Natural History Museum and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
She told AFP that because of the animal culls, her milk deliveries have fallen by up to 50 percent, resulting in a corresponding reduction in feta production.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Meanwhile, there are too few indications that China’s economic slowdown is leading to the sort of business upheaval that culls lagging businesses in a recession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
I pick in a sack tied over my shoulder, and sort into three classes—number one, the very best; number two, those that are specked; number three, culls.
From The Apple by Various
