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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

In 2020, it ordered the culling of all roughly 17 million farm-raised mink in Denmark to stop the spread of a coronavirus mutation, a directive it later admitted had no legal grounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

The 1963 Deer Act introduced restrictions on culling deer and the seasons during which that can happen.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

A live oyster, a good one, when it hits the culling board has a tightly closed shell.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

culling

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