sifted

verb

past tense of sift
1
as in filtered

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2
as in inspected

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sifted
  1. filtered
  2. inspected
  3. screened
  4. investigated
  5. researched
  6. studied
Verb
  • On September 12th, about two hundred Democrats filtered into the Amarillo Civic Center for a fund-raising dinner put on by local Party chairs.
    — Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
  • And this has filtered down not only at the state level but also at the local level.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of filtered
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  • The Sultan and King Charles inspected the Guard before all five royals viewed a military parade.
    — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Animals within that zone must be inspected and, if necessary, treated before being moved.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of inspected
Verb
  • No wonder the Egyptian censors have so far only allowed the film to be screened at the El Gouna Film Festival.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Guhle also beat Knight on the stick side, his shot from the left point screened by Josh Anderson.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of screened
Verb
  • The researchers investigated whether certain conditions could overcome this obstacle.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But his experience of being investigated over an unproven allegation has already created fear in the department.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of investigated
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  • Bhullar’s team researched a sample of 200 names on the list provided by the government, to find that 71% of the people on it had never voted, the declaration said.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Some peptides, including GLP-1 drugs commonly used for weight loss or diabetes, are heavily researched and federally approved for medical use.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of researched
Verb
  • Emer’s research team studied more than 89,000 people in Milwaukee who were tested for lead exposure by age 6.
    — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Since landing on Mars back in 2021, Perseverance has observed, sampled and studied a wide variety of rocks, boulder fields, Martian slopes and more.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
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