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Recent Examples of sift
Even if Willis were reinstated, the trial judge would first have to sift through a backlog of motions from more than a dozen defendants trying to dismiss or narrow the charges.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
Gradually sift in powdered sugar, about 1/2 cup at a time, whisking until fully combined after each addition.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
There’s also the new ESPN-NFL blockbuster to sift through.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
By the time the crew reached Los Angeles, the trip’s end point, Greenbaum had 250 hours of footage to sift through.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2025
Gradually sift in powdered sugar, about 1/2 cup at a time, whisking until fully combined after each addition.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
There’s also the new ESPN-NFL blockbuster to sift through.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
By the time the crew reached Los Angeles, the trip’s end point, Greenbaum had 250 hours of footage to sift through.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sift
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This includes serving as a sewage station for your body—filtering and detoxing your blood, breaking down old red blood cells and recycling their iron—and a manufacturing plant of sorts—making key proteins and immune system cells, storing vitamins and minerals and processing your nutrients.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Through this aperture, sunlight could filter all the way down to the church floor.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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That living room draws you in to sit close to the window and inspect the landscape from that location.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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The blind pigeon, named Kevin, accidentally got into the truck bed of a customer whose pickup had been inspected at the business earlier in the day.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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These recordings function like a kind of filter or sieve, retaining one part of us while the rest is allowed to drain away.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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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
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Participating buyers agree to purchase produce from farms that adhere to the program’s stringent set of protections for workers, let workers be informed about their rights by the CIW and allow independent auditors to investigate complaints from their fields.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The study team investigated 54 crouching burials that had previously been found at 11 archaeological sites.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Grayson tried to interfere, but Penta laid waste to Big G.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the prequel tells the story of anonymous heroes making the ultimate sacrifice, laying the groundwork for Spartan 117's later victories.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Fashion and sociology experts say that, when examining the significance of any bold fashion statement such as Robbie's, context plays an important role.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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This fall, the Louis Vuitton men’s creative director examines the transatlantic cultural exchange that was central to classic collegiate style, marrying rowing aesthetics with dandyism.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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Brennand closed Saturday’s event with the heartening news that Manas is now screening in the very communities where the abuse and violence depicted onscreen are taking place.—
Stacey Wilson Hunt,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2025
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Guests with bags larger than 4 inches by 6 inches are required to be screened through X-ray machines.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Sift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sift. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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