SIFTED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

sifted

verb

past tense of sift

as in filtered

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as in inspected

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The water contained urine from the porta-potties that had been filtered through a system visible beneath the tank.

— Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
The smoke in Philadelphia had filtered down from wildfires in northern Ontario; cities across the United States issued air-quality warnings to residents, directing them to stay indoors as much as possible.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of filtered

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Typically, fruit flies or other small flies are given priority foundation, and need to be remedied by the time a restaurant is re-inspected in five business days.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Mecklenburg County sanitation scores The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 141 restaurants were inspected July 10-16.

— Eva Flowe July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

Definition of inspected

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His writing and directing credits include Amok (2011), Posas (2012), and Invisible (2015), which screened at the Festival.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 21 July 2026
The Gracious Visionary also recently screened at the Shanghai Film Festival with Brunello Cucinelli in tow.

— Nick Vivarelli for Variety, Robb Report, 20 July 2026

Definition of screened

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The new charges were brought after Bedfordshire Police investigated reports made by four additional women, police said.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Since the files were lost, the sheriff’s office can’t say what individuals were interviewed or investigated.

— Samantha Springer, NBC news, 19 July 2026

Definition of investigated

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According to Kevin Gaston and Masashi Soga—a pair of academics who have researched the phenomenon more than anyone else—environmental amnesia is a universal phenomenon.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Causal relationships between pitch conditions and injuries remain under-researched, but a 2019 study did find an association between the grip of football boots and different playing surfaces in terms of injury risk.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of researched

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Wang, a graduate of Peking University, studied her masters degree in France before receiving her PhD from MIT in 2019.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Wu, who studied the Walled City’s architecture in school, calls the setting a rare chance to build a mainstream action franchise around a genuinely singular piece of Hong Kong urban history.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 July 2026

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