sieving

verb

present participle of sieve
as in filtering

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  1. filtering
  2. screening
  3. straining
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  • Along the circulation areas, adjustable panels woven from recycled PET rattan provide privacy while allowing air through and filtering daylight.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Other causes include immune disorders, genetic diseases, and different injuries that may affect the blood vessels, tubules, or filtering units of the kidneys.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of filtering
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  • There was a report that Amazon/MGM Studios chose to limit the number of theaters screening the movie because of all the controversy, with most locations showing the film only once a day.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Shimizu, whose own perspective comes entirely from screening practice, counts that hands-on knowledge of filmmaking as one of the section’s strengths.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of screening
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  • The resulting wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, along with settler violence in the occupied West Bank, have stoked worldwide outrage, straining ties with Israel's closest allies and fueling a rise in antisemitism.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The resulting wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, along with settler violence in the occupied West Bank, have stoked worldwide outrage, straining ties with Israel’s closest allies and fueling a rise in antisemitism.
    — Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of straining
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