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Recent Examples of sieve
These recordings function like a kind of filter or sieve, retaining one part of us while the rest is allowed to drain away.
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Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Cook the noodles according to package instructions, then transfer with tongs to a colander or sieve in the sink.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 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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Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Cook the noodles according to package instructions, then transfer with tongs to a colander or sieve in the sink.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 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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The department claims that forty-seven cents of every federal dollar given to states is wasted on regulatory compliance, and Burke and McMahon plan to release more federal money as direct block grants to states, rather than filtering it through Ed.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Made in the Pennsylvania Dutch communities of the East, this dessert has filtered its way into community and church cookbooks around the country.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Volunteers helped sift through the splintered wood and jagged metal, and cleanup crews were clearing limbs from roads.—
Kendrick Calfee
Updated April 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
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Curtains and Drapes When second-hand shopping expert PJ Gach worked at her local thrift store, her job was to sift through the donations and decide which ones were actually sellable.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
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Two years ago, TSA officers screened a record-breaking 3 million passengers and their luggage in a single day.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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Select—and selective—five-star hotels are increasingly screening would-be guests for desirability rather than ability to pay.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2026
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Rather than use a standard shopping basket or bag, the man’s backpack appeared to be bulging at the seams — its straps straining under the weight of unidentified and clearly heavy cargo.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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In response to mounting pressure on galleries, Art Dubai is introducing a risk-sharing model in which booth costs are tied to sales performance—a rare move in the art fair ecosystem and one that signals how much strain the traditional model is under.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Sieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sieve. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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