culled
Picked and discarded
Culled is the past tense of cull, meaning to select and remove from a larger group.
The word cuts two ways: you can cull the best items culled from the archives or remove the weakest diseased animals were culled from the herd.
In wildlife management, culled often means killed to control population: Rangers culled the deer to prevent overgrazing.
Selected from alternatives
- handpickedPersonally selected with care
- selectedDeliberately chosen
- pickedChose from options
- siftedPassed through a strainer
screened · filtered · sorted · designated · identified · separated · winnowed · cherry-picked
Removed from consideration
- discardedGotten rid of
- purgedRemoved thoroughly, often forcibly
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- prunedCut away excess growth
extracted · cleared · cut · deleted · expunged · rejected · disposed · cast off
Killed violently, often many
- killedCaused to die
- butcheredKilled and dismembered crudely
- dispatchedSent to a destination
- huntedSought to capture
shot · trapped · livestock · deer · population · wildlife · quota · carcass
chosen
Selected from alternatives
- handpickedPersonally selected with care
- selectedDeliberately chosen
- pickedChose from options
sifted · screened · filtered · sorted · designated · identified · separated · winnowed · cherry-picked · singled out
eliminated
Removed from consideration
pruned · extracted · cleared · cut · deleted · expunged · rejected · disposed · cast off · stripped
slaughtered
Killed violently, often many
- killedCaused to die
- butcheredKilled and dismembered crudely
- dispatchedSent to a destination
hunted · shot · trapped · livestock · deer · population · wildlife · quota · carcass · gamekeeper
gathered
Brought into one place
reaped · foraged · plucked · amassed · sourced · procured · acquired · assembled · accumulated
thinned
Reduced in concentration
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- decreasedBecame smaller in amount
- downsizedReduced in scale
depleted · pared · trimmed · cut back · slashed · lessened · contracted · narrowed · decimated · whittled
culledbred
Raised or propagated
propagated · introduced · multiplied · replenished · restocked
culleddispersed
Spread widely apart
scattered · distributed · returned · replaced · reintegrated