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"weed out" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English
It means to remove or get rid of something undesirable or unnecessary. Some examples of when you can use "weed out" in a sentence are: - "We need to weed out any incorrect information from the report before sending it to the client." - "The new manager's goal is to weed out any employees who are not performing well." - "The school is in the process of weeding out outdated textbooks from the library." - "I'm trying to weed out unnecessary clutter from my house." - "The company wants to weed out any inefficient processes in order to improve productivity."
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Weed out
verb
To remove unwanted elements from a group
synonyms
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Then he'd "weed out" unnecessary regulations.
How do you weed out false reports?
Then you must weed out duplicates.
And please weed out all the bullshit.
The goal is to weed out collaborators.
Natural selection will weed out most mutants.
A faculty meeting to weed out "not good college material".
You can weed out dupes in Microsoft's Hotmail too.
Little effort has been made to weed out bad teachers.
It's a quick way to weed out scammers.
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