weed
Example Sentences
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Now those former hay fields sit dry, with weeds poking through the parched soil.
From Los Angeles Times
One method -- termed "moving mountains" -- was described in 2015 by China's top industry and technology regulator as "first cutting down trees, then clearing weeds and finally stripping away the topsoil, causing irreparable damage".
From Barron's
He said he’d like to give supervisors greater authority to quickly weed out complaints that “are demonstrably false on their face” based on body camera footage and other evidence.”
From Los Angeles Times
Now there were charred trees, excavators and weeds sprouting from cracked foundations where multimillion-dollar homes once stood.
From Los Angeles Times
Informed’s agentic-AI software has been used by large lenders such as JPMorgan Chase’s Chase Auto group, GM Financial, Ally Financial and Capital One to vet borrowers and weed out fraud.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.