Cull and Name

Cull

Cull verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Usage example: culled the best short stories from the author's body of writings

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Name and cull are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Name" instead a verb "Cull".

Nearby Words: culled, culling, cully, culler

Name verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

Usage example: you don't like my offer? Just name your price

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Cull and name are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cull" instead a verb "Name".

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

Name derived from "Deus ex Machina"— instead of something randomly showing up to save the day, it's something randomly showing up to cull the cast.

Source: Deus Ex Scuse Me
If you do post in it you get permabanned but that doesn't stop idiots from doing it anyway, hence the name "idiot cull".

Source: Schmuck Bait / New Media
Fan Nickname: The insane gold blood outside SUBjugglatorWAY was nicknamed Travos by a commenter poking fun at a command ordering (the misspelled) Tavros to "cull this birdbrain this instant." It stuck, and is now the character's only recognizable name.

Source: Webcomic / Be the Sea Dweller Lowblood

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