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remove unwanted elements
The new law weeds out the old inequities
The company weeded out the incompetent people
How To Use weed out In A Sentence
- The party had already been forced to weed out more than 4,000 people from other parties and hard-left groups seeking votes. Times, Sunday Times
- Scoop unwanted blanket weed out of garden ponds. Times, Sunday Times
- On the game-creation side, you can play in ranked or unranked games, and you can specify a disconnection or "did not finish" percentage, letting you manually weed out jerks.
- Suburban communities swiftly expel sleazy politicians and weed out corrupt practices.
- This allows you to get very specific with your searches and weed out a lot of the cruft that can get in the way of good results.
- It said that it would 'weed out stories that people frequently tell us are spammy'. Times, Sunday Times
- If ever there were a time to relearn commonsensical standards of behavior and weed out the Fabs before the government comes calling, this is it.
- Regulatory activity may weed out bad practices but it is well-supported local leadership that sustains high standards. Times, Sunday Times
- You can weed out any fakers in a phone interview.
- Sounds like a change in policy is just what we need to weed out you lose cannons and get you the psychotherapy you so clearly need! Think Progress » Gates to stop military from discharging gay troops who are outed by ‘third parties or jilted partners.’