cull
verb (used with object)
to select and remove from a group, especially to discard or destroy as inferior.
has culled
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present perfectof cull (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Taiwan has culled dozens of pigs after detecting its first cases of African swine fever, with the agriculture ministry saying Thursday no other infections have been detected elsewhere on the island.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
South Africa has been struggling to contain bird flu for several months and has culled more than seven million egg-laying hens - 20-30% of the country's entire stock.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2023
Guinea has culled around 200,000 poultry at risk of being contaminated with the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, Minister of Agriculture Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry said on Wednesday.
From Reuters ● Jun. 29, 2022
For her first full-length album, “Sawayama,” which is out on Friday, she has culled from a wider-ranging set of sonic influences.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2020
Alfred Meissner has culled many interesting data from his conversations with the poet.
From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Gustav Karpeles
