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Recent Examples of sift
Crystal tables were especially popular, drawing customers to sift through bowls of sparkling stones.
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Sonia Mankame, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Finding the perfect one—one that doesn’t feel like a potato sack or scratch your skin—often takes a lot of trial and error, but the easiest way to sift through the endless options and find your next favorite sweater is by checking out what real shoppers have to say.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Rather than sift through the multitude of airpark websites, enthusiasts can filter available fly-in real estate to match their preference via sources like Trade-a-Plane, an aviation marketplace that’s logged everything online from aircraft parts to services since 1997.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Former owner Claude Bronchu and David Samson, Loria's right-hand man with the Expos (and later the Florida Marlins), were left to sift through the rubble of the team's final years in Montreal.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Sonia Mankame, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Finding the perfect one—one that doesn’t feel like a potato sack or scratch your skin—often takes a lot of trial and error, but the easiest way to sift through the endless options and find your next favorite sweater is by checking out what real shoppers have to say.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Rather than sift through the multitude of airpark websites, enthusiasts can filter available fly-in real estate to match their preference via sources like Trade-a-Plane, an aviation marketplace that’s logged everything online from aircraft parts to services since 1997.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Former owner Claude Bronchu and David Samson, Loria's right-hand man with the Expos (and later the Florida Marlins), were left to sift through the rubble of the team's final years in Montreal.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sift
Verb
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Though unsafe to eat from city waters, oysters are among the most efficient purifying devices, each adult capable of filtering up to fifty gallons a day.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Vogue is committed to reporting and riffing on the global fashion conversation—always filtered through the lens of culture and what’s happening in the world at large.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
1 Nov. 2025
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Geryon who is metaphorically and perhaps in reality a monster is infatuated with Herakles, but the internal world of Geryon is so thoroughly inspected.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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To remedy this recall, dealers will inspect and replace the windshield as necessary free of charge.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 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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The Little Rock Police Department is investigating a shooting Sunday morning that left one person dead and another injured, the agency announced in a social media post.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Over the summer, officials in Turkey — where the lawsuit says some of the allegedly fraudulent Drake streams originated — started investigating Spotify over several allegations, including bribes for playlist placement and bot streams distorting domestic charts.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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After her mother dies, Gustav reappears and lays claim to the house, which his family has long owned.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Many of those new settlers helped lay the groundwork for Oregon's present success ‒ from Nike to tech companies like Intel, along with farming, logging and agriculture.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The family returned home heartbroken and frustrated, with no DNA testing conducted and no indication that the remains—or any other evidence—had been preserved or examined.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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But examining Ewers as a starter for a week or two, very late in the season, would provide useful information.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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This past summer, the filmmakers embarked on a cross-country tour, meeting with executives at major theater chains to screen the film and outline their marketing and self-distribution strategy.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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For mood changes, especially feelings of sadness or loss of interest in usual activities, your health care provider can screen for seasonal affective disorder or other causes.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Sift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sift. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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