Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sifted
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Its crystal-clear, nutrient-dense water, filtered through chalk and fed by numerous springs, creates a perfect aquatic ecosystem and the setting for a picture-book private house by the riverbank.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026 -
The emotion here, teetering between overwrought and genuinely moving, comes filtered through jangling guitar, heavy reverb, and vocoder.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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The North's official Korean Central News Agency said Kim, during his visits to the western shipyard of Nampo on Tuesday and Wednesday, also inspected the construction of a third destroyer of the same class as his 5,000-ton warship, the Choe Hyon, first unveiled in April 2025.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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That’s why your home must be inspected from the ground up to the roofline.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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The two men remained at the 26th Precinct stationhouse Sunday as members of the NYPD and FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force investigated.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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We're told, at the Pentagon, people who had investigated the attacks for the Department of Defense have been moved to a unit that develops new weapons.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The original film screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019 and follows a cop and a crime boss who team up together to hunt a serial killer.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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Molina’s work has aired on Netflix, HBO, BET and PBS and screened at Tribeca, SXSW, ABFF and the Pan African Film Festival.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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Her son researched the Roseville Fire Department and called, only to be placed on hold.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Scientists have researched the topic for decades, with little to show for it.—
Jamie Ducharme,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Smith had studied the architects while a student at Hampton University, and has documented on his Instagram their various stylings, which range from restrained to whimsical to ornate.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Many recipients are part of the low-wage labor market, where job security is often unpredictable and turnover tends to be high, according to Lauren Bauer, a researcher at the Brookings Institution who has studied SNAP extensively.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Sifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sifted. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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