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Recent Examples of sieve
Cook the noodles according to package instructions, then transfer with tongs to a colander or sieve in the sink.
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The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
In its purest version, the egg whites and yokes are sieved or finely chopped separately.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Our students have spent hundreds of hours focusing on the fossils retrieved after sieving.
—Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
But to the surprise of the researchers, not only did the 2-D membranes sieve out the deuterons, but the separation was also accomplished with a high degree of efficiency.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Jan. 2016
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The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
In its purest version, the egg whites and yokes are sieved or finely chopped separately.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Our students have spent hundreds of hours focusing on the fossils retrieved after sieving.
—Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
But to the surprise of the researchers, not only did the 2-D membranes sieve out the deuterons, but the separation was also accomplished with a high degree of efficiency.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Jan. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sieve
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If any part of that is uncertain — weak GPS data, offshore photos, older images — the result gets filtered out.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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But it’s filtered through her sensibility, which is contemporary.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Curious how to sift through the noise and discover a prized possession?—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
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Patrons can buy and sell sets, both old and new, shop for individual mini-figures and other pieces and sift through the bulk area, which might just have the exact piece a customer is looking for.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2026
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Barricades are up, bomb-sniffing dogs are on patrol and everyone entering the stadium area is screened at a checkpoint.—
Kris Van Cleave,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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About 15% of participants screened positively for biomarker levels that could put them at risk.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Feb. 2026
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Essential goods strain meager household budgets, with consumers paying around 363 Pakistani rupees for a dozen eggs or 2,186 Pakistan rupees for a kilogram of wheat flour, according to economic data firm CEIC Data, citing 2025 figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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This affordable probiotic has one of the most common types of beneficial bacteria strains to help balance the gut.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Sieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sieve. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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