Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sifting
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Supports Liver Health Coffee can help protect the liver, the body’s filtering organ.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Forced to turn his pledge into a lie, his dramatic solution was to impose filtering equally on everyone.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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Engineers were expected to purge the rocket of liquid propellants during the weekend and continue inspecting ground equipment before replacing a filter suspected to be the cause of the problem.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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This includes checking for the aforementioned signs, such as yellow leaves, spots, speckles, and stickiness, but most importantly, inspecting the plants for bugs and eggs on their leaves, containers, and surrounding areas.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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Pawtucket Chief Goncalves said authorities were investigating whether the shooter had licenses in other states.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Hours after charges were dropped, Todd Lyons, the acting head of ICE, placed two federal officers on administrative leave and is investigating them for lying under oath.—
Stephen Swanson,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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In it, Epstein’s assistant told her boss that Karp wanted to bring his daughter along to an Allen film screening that Epstein was inviting people to.—
Tom Schoenberg,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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As first reported by The Oregonian, and then nationally spotted by The Daily Beast, an Oregon theater long known for finding creatively witty ways to advertise its movies was asked by Amazon to stop screening Melania.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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And this is where doing your diligence and researching each brand comes in.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Over development is straining the water supply.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Here is Kyle yelling so hard at Dorit that her veins are straining against her Botox.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Not even scientists who have dedicated their life to studying chemistry can totally pin down its essence.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Troublingly, many of the early psychologists and educators who took the lead on studying and developing curricula for these children were steeped in eugenics, including the belief in intelligence as hereditary, race- and class-dependent, and largely fixed.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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