sifting

present participle of sift

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Verb
  • But filtering through every online retailer and big box store’s special savings promotions is overwhelming.
    Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Brita Self-filtering Water Bottle Between layovers and back-to-back flights, staying hydrated can be tricky.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Customs and Border Protection officers discovered the artifacts while inspecting parcels enroute from overseas shippers to private collectors, including a person in Edgewater, Maryland.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Other violations, like the Israel army’s killing of six Palestinian civilians inspecting their homes after the ceasefire was announced, aren’t anomalies.
    Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Republican lawmakers have since called on Underly to overhaul the DPI's approach to investigating teacher licensing to be more transparent.
    Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In January, the The Wall Street Journal reported that prosecutors from the Eastern District of New York were investigating whether Rozier, while a member of the Hornets, altered his play during a game against the New Orleans Pelicans on March 23, 2023.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bill Clinton preferred new releases, screening seminal '90s movies like Schindler's List, Groundhog Day, and Titanic.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There was one last test screening set to take place in conservative Orange County.
    Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Colfax used to be a dusty western stretch, too, with Barber researching stories of Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterton and Doc Holiday congregating at Colfax Avenue and Broadway, and Masterson getting run out of a town by a rival.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Common culprits include straining during bowel movements, constipation or diarrhea, prolonged sitting and obesity, explains Orlando.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Padded shoulder straps also keep you from straining your back.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Saft put himself through Northeastern University, participating in the school’s co-op program, which allows students to alternate between studying on campus and working in a field of interest.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, researchers at Johns Hopkins University are studying mini-brains to model diseases like Alzheimer’s and autism.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Sifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sifting. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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