1. past tense of cull; selected and gathered from a larger group
2. past tense of cull; removed or eliminated selectively from a group

Examples

• The researcher culled the most relevant articles from hundreds of sources.
• She culled her book collection, keeping only her favorites.
• The farmer culled the weakest animals from the herd.
• Data was culled from multiple databases for the study.
• The editor culled unnecessary paragraphs from the manuscript.
• Wildlife officials culled the overpopulated deer herd.
• He culled the best quotes from the interview transcripts.