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Recent Examples of sift
And new materials unearthed recently about af Klint’s wider spiritual circle, as well as new information found sifting through her own prodigious writings, have begun to challenge established narratives about who made the work.
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Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Aduba said Cupp’s ability to sift through more than 150 murder suspects and a string of confusing clues comes naturally to her character.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Instead of manually sifting through dense government databases, AI can surface relevant bids, flag compliance risks and even generate near-complete proposal drafts.
—Derek Hoyt, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Attorneys are still sifting through pages of discovery.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Aduba said Cupp’s ability to sift through more than 150 murder suspects and a string of confusing clues comes naturally to her character.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Instead of manually sifting through dense government databases, AI can surface relevant bids, flag compliance risks and even generate near-complete proposal drafts.
—Derek Hoyt, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Attorneys are still sifting through pages of discovery.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sift
Verb
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And every disappearance is a tragedy for the forest ecosystem and the humans that depend on it to filter their water and air.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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Such pavers allow stormwater to be gradually filtered to the lot’s subbase, reducing flooding in the watershed and along the West Branch of the DuPage River, the release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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Image While inspecting a villa in Rome, an electrician opened a trap door, and then another.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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According to the report compiled by the Star-Telegram, 387 restaurants were inspected between March 30 and April 12.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
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Later, Meghan scrapes the honey off the hive frame, clearly in awe of the whole process, and sieves it to get rid of the honeycomb.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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No other team, however, can match the numbers of a Burnley side that, lest it be forgotten, sieved 78 goals in 38 games while being relegated from the Premier League under Vincent Kompany’s management last season.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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The lawmakers last month pressed the watchdog to investigate after Reuters and other media reported DOGE's arrival and other major changes at the regulator, which oversees U.S. capital markets.—
Chris Prentice,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The survivors were likely sheltering in the nearby grocery store, and Ellie and Dina barely wait for the say-so from Kat before creeping inside to investigate the eerie screeching.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Investigators also examined two exemplar helicopters, according to the statement.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Forensic investigators will examine the findings for signs of trauma, injury and a cause of death.—
Dawn Klavon,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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While in detention at CoreCivic’s Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, Hernandez was screened by Cross and another staffer, Arturo Torres.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The festival will screen 10 works featuring Garfield, eight of which will be projected from 35mm prints.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Sift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sift. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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