weed
noun
a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
has been weeding
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present perfect progressiveof weed (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Now, Pickrell and Przeworski wondered whether they could detect genetic variants that affect survival today—and whether natural selection in recent generations has been weeding out harmful ones or favoring beneficial ones.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 3, 2019
Her boots are plastered in mud; she has been weeding in the downpour.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2015
For the past two years, cycling’s biological passport program, the most aggressive antidoping program in sports, has been weeding out some riders who dope.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2010
