- present tense form of weed (3rd person singular).
weeds
Example Sentences
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Its rangers and volunteers keep the outline defined by rechalking the figure every decade or so to protect it from weeds and erosion.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
With the help of the flock, Lily eventually weeds out George’s murderer among the colorful townspeople, but not before “The Sheep Detectives” lands a couple of remarkable gut punches.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
The family moved to Georgia, and as a young man Turner began doing odd jobs for the billboard company his father had set up, cutting weeds in front of the signs and helping the painters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
They might not be able to get into the weeds of the finer points of monetary policy, but they rightly sensed the central bank’s shortcomings in recent years.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
The next house down, the one with the boarded-up windows, had overgrown grass and weeds and was covered in ivy.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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