culling

[kuhl-ing] / ˈkʌl ɪŋ /

NOUN

bum's rush

Synonyms

WEAK

bounce chuck disdain eviction heave-ho push riddance scorn shakeout

NOUN

choosing

Synonyms

STRONG

deciding electing picking separating

WEAK

choice election exercising judgment making a choice making up one's mind option selection

NOUN

selecting

Synonyms

STRONG

appointing denominating determining electing indicating isolating picking separating

WEAK

appointment choice denomination determination election isolation selection separation

NOUN

selection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choice collection draft election excerpt option pick

STRONG

alternative druthers lineup picking

WEAK

choosing

Antonyms

WEAK

refusal rejection

Example Sentences

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This week, host Scott Pelley was also fired after he confronted newsroom leadership about the culling in a tense staff meeting.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Several sources said they saw fewer foreign showcases and acts amid a broader culling of music.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Amid a worrying Covid variant outbreak among minks -- when Denmark was the largest exporter of their furs -- she ordered the culling of some 17 million minks, an order which was later ruled illegal.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

This wasn’t a major housecleaning but more like a culling of online subscriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

I could see my culling like a trail behind us on the quickly forming ice patches.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

culling

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