The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word UPROOTING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1952.
Weeding out crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| UPROOTING | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Weeding out
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- weed out
- weeded
- culling
- cull out
- winnowing
- eradicating
- extirpating
- root out
- eliminating
- removing
- pruning
- clear out
Crossword Answer definitions
UPROOTING verb- To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate.
- (by extension) To remove from a familiar circumstance, especially suddenly and unwillingly.
- To destroy utterly; to eradicate, exterminate.
- A tearing up.
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