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as in screened

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verb

past tense of cull
as in selected
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities culled the best short stories from the author's body of writings

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Recent Examples of culled
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Curator Marcus Lobbes developed the concept with Nils Corte and dramaturge Andri Hardmeier, feeding computers about 1,000 images culled from the 15 prior Bayreuth Ring productions. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 But a footnote says facial recognition searches are allowed with still images culled from the cameras. — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026 Interiors are accented with design touches culled from the pair’s travels to Morocco, India, and Europe, while cyclone-resistant walls of glass provide a seamless connection to the tropical surroundings. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 July 2026 These two cheaper Surface devices join the Surface Book, Surface Hub, Surface Duo, Surface Laptop Studio, and a range of other Surface devices that Microsoft has culled from its lineup over the past few years. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026 His Raising Cane’s work, titled Cane’s Anthem, continues the Pop-lite aesthetic, utilizing phrases and images that appear to be culled from the mass media. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026 Along with detecting Houston's talent in 1983, Davis culled a coterie of other radio regulars in the '80s and '90s – Thompson Twins, Taylor Dayne and Ace of Base among them – before expanding the Arista empire. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 June 2026 But the industry suffered a serious blow when legislators culled the entire drone production program from its recent budget. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 15 June 2026 That’s raising alarms at a difficult time for the cattle industry, as drought and high production costs have culled the nation’s herd to a 75-year low. — Ilena Peng, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culled
  1. screened
  2. selected
  3. picked
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  • Pavel Mintyukov then sent the puck to Mikael Granlund, who backhanded a pass to Carlson for a one-timer that got past a screened Askarov for a 2-0 Ducks lead.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • After establishing position at the net front, Guentzel tipped a shot from the top of the zone by Charle-Edouard D’Astous over the glove of the screened Lankinen.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of screened
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  • Hernández-Pérez told CNN that the dogs had to be specially selected and trained in order to take part.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The owner of her own law firm, Campione was first elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2010 and was unanimously selected by her colleagues to serve as Commission Chair in 2018.
    — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of selected
Verb
  • In the mid 1970s, most Americans picked beef as their meat of choice, followed by pork and then chicken.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Raymond Boyd / Getty Images Sixteen jurors were picked for the trial, which is expected to last about a month.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
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