sifted

past tense of sift

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Verb
  • In an adjoining installation, nude collaborators floated inside a dunk tank flanked by port-a-potties; visitors were encouraged to use (the urine was filtered into the tank).
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026
  • The 25, also non-chill filtered, is bottled at 47 percent ABV (94 proof), and that higher proof goes a long way to unlocking the flavor here.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • While Europeans at Ellis Island did face medical inspections and some were even detained, Asians and Pacific Islanders at Angel Island were especially not welcomed; because of anti-Chinese exclusion laws, they instead were inspected, interrogated and detained in prison-like conditions.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • Under current federal rules, many bridges must be inspected in, at most, 24-month intervals.
    Alex Krasnok, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • His short films as a director have screened at numerous international festivals.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 June 2026
  • The streamer screened an interview with series director Minoru Ota ahead of the show’s July 5 debut.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • The finding came from a study in which van der Weyden and other scientists across the world investigated cancer-causing genes in tumor samples of nearly 500 domestic cats -- specifically which genes were commonly mutated.
    KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
  • Deputies from the Sheriff’s Office Boating Safety Unit investigated the scene, and as of Friday, believed that the juvenile was wearing a floatation device at the time of the crash, while the adults were not.
    Velvet Wu June 21, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Mark D'Amico, professor of higher education at UNC Charlotte, who has researched state noncredit data systems and Workforce Pell readiness, points to a detail the Texas data quietly revealed.
    Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Historians at the association have researched the people in the drawings to learn their stories, McLaurin said, and the exhibit will include a digital component that uses modern technology to bring the characters in the sketches to life.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Scientists who have studied behavior after mass traumas say, disasters can spark an outpouring of kindness and form powerful bonds between strangers.
    Rebecca Ramirez, NPR, 23 June 2026
  • For Sanjay Krishnamurthi, a returning Unicorns player who studied computer science at San Jose State, Ashwin’s signing provides a new level of legitimacy to what Major League Cricket is trying to accomplish in the States.
    Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
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“Sifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sifted. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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