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culled

[ kuhld ]

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adjective

selected, either as desirable or undesirable, and removed from a larger group:
A number of culled sows were condemned due to emaciation.
subjected to or reduced by this process:
In the aftermath of the avian flu outbreak, many poultry farmers made claims seeking compensation for culled flocks.
gathered or collected:
This “reinvention” theory of art resonates especially with artists whose work relies on culled or salvaged materials.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of cull ( def ).

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of culled¹

cull ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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Three months into 2025, over 30 million birds have been culled to control avian flu in the U.S.

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The spokesperson said the single infected sheep had been "humanely culled" and no further cases among the flock were found after "extensive testing".

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The eugenicist urge is not far from the surface, right down to the tendency to see people who die of preventable illness as weak links who needed to be "culled" anyway.

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