weed
noun
a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
have weeded
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present perfectof weed.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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Versions of Miller’s story, from the measured to the uninformed, have weeded the media for nearly four years.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 11, 2019
General Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff, says the U.S. could have weeded Saddam Hussein’s loyalists from the Iraqi army while keeping its structure, and the bulk of its forces, in place.
From Time ● May 28, 2015
The decline matched projections by industry analysts, who note most banks have weeded out their weakest credit card borrowers, nearly three years after the financial crisis peaked, and credit card defaults will continue to shrink.
From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2011
I'd have weeded out some of the shorter pieces to make it tighter and less enigmatic, but there's no doubt Enev is a talented and entertaining writer.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 15, 2010
For this reason it is not improbable that long sojourns at way stations on the cold, Alaskan route from central Asia may have weeded out certain types of minds.
From The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America by Ellsworth Huntington
