Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sifted
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Across his catalogue, Daijo explores love, loss, longing, and resilience, universal themes filtered through a lens shaped by his mother’s courage and his international upbringing.—
Mandeep Rai,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026 -
The whiskey is non-chill filtered.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
18 Jan. 2026
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The Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire in the early hours of New Year’s Day had not been inspected in five years, local authorities said Tuesday.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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If your city isn’t listed, either no restaurants there were inspected that month, or none earned a perfect score.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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The number of killings investigated last year fell to 67, with 57 of those categorized as murders — excluding cases such as justifiable homicides — a total not seen since 1967, according to data compiled by this news organization.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The shooting is being investigated by the FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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And people who don’t need a human therapist might get screened in.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Alfonsi wrote that the piece had been screened five times and cleared by standards and practices and network attorneys.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
18 Jan. 2026
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While red light is still, in comparison with other wavelengths, the most researched for its effects on skin, others—like near-infrared at approximately 800 nanometers, or yellow light near 590—have been incorporated into new masks and do have some official, if scarce, literature to back them up.—
Brennan Kilbane,
Allure,
15 Jan. 2026
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Ben Hania researched her scenario carefully, interviewing the real-life Alqam and his colleagues.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
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For some perspective, scientists have studied changes in the life cycle of great tits, a European bird.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Clinical and social research on caregiving and burnout, typically studied in family or professional caregiver contexts, applies here.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Sifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sifted. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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