weed vs. toss

[Milly7]

Business English Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #145 "Job Interviews", question 8

One technique the applicant should be aware of is the stress interview, which is occasionally used to ......... out those who are unable to deal with adverse situations.

(a) cast
(b) toss
(c) weed
(d) wrench

Business English Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #145 "Job Interviews", answer 8

One technique the applicant should be aware of is the stress interview, which is occasionally used to weed out those who are unable to deal with adverse situations.

Correct answer: (c) weed
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[Abeille]

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[Esgogar]

Aren't these two verbs weed / toss very similar in their meanings? In my opinion both fit well into the context of the sentence, although there might be some slight difference between them as to the situations in which they are used.

Any light about that difference?

Cheers

[Beeesneees]

We do not use 'toss out' to talk about shortlisting people, only weed out.
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