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Recent Examples of sieve
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.
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Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Stock screens Morgan Stanley did a few stock screens to sieve out those set to benefit.
—Weizhen Tan, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
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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Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Stock screens Morgan Stanley did a few stock screens to sieve out those set to benefit.
—Weizhen Tan, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
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
Verb
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With countless options to choose from, there’s a curtain or drape to suit every interior design look and light-filtering need.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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Some water bottles filter upwards through a straw via suction, some use gravity to drip down, and others use pressure or a pump.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The next section breaks down the absolute fundamentals of baking, like how to use parchment paper and sift flour.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
30 Sep. 2025
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Between work, family, and everything else on our plates, who has time to sift through countless hours of content to find the gems or the right voices to guide your life and career journey.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 69th edition of the BFI London Film Festival (LFF) kicks off on Wednesday, screening around 250 titles.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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There’s an official Academy screening on Sunday.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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To imagine Israel blindsiding Washington in this most sensitive theater strains credulity.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Wisconsin food banks remain open during a government shutdown, but an extended shutdown would likely strain resources for local pantries, according to according to Cameron Wengrzyn, marketing and communications director for Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Sieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sieve. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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