thinning the herd

A form of thin the herd — to cull, to reduce the size of a group

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of thin the herd
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thinning the herd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thinning%20the%20herd

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“thinning the herd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thinning%20the%20herd. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thinning the herd,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thinning%20the%20herd.

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