weeded

ADJECTIVE

select

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eclectic exclusive preferred privileged selected selective

STRONG

best boss chosen cool cream culled discriminating elect favored limited pick picked prime screened top tops winnowed

WEAK

blue-chip choice delicate elegant exquisite first-class first-rate handpicked number one posh rare recherché special superior topnotch winner world-class

Antonyms

STRONGEST

open

STRONG

least unpopular

WEAK

inferior poor second-rate

Example Sentences

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That requirement has weeded out a lot of bad candidates for our investments.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The new scheme "weeded out" those paid-for actions that were not delivering enough for the environment or food production and that it would "support food production not undermine it", she added.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Eventually, AI holdouts will either get onboard or get weeded out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The long biotech winter cleaned up the sector: Many biotech companies that went public too early during the COVID-inspired biotech frenzy got weeded out by the sector’s subsequent weakness, Renna says.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

I was embarrassed to reveal that Granny raked leaves and weeded gardens, afraid of being laughed at.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

weeded

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