sifting

present participle of sift

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Verb
  • Supporting the best candidates and filtering out the worst is necessary for both the short-term and long-term health of the party and country as a whole.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • By filtering out vibrations and electromagnetic interference, Ironstone Opal maintained accuracy without the recalibration classical systems require.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sizing it up, inspecting it, admiring the craftsmanship.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Chip, the 3-year-old miniature dachshund, was filmed bounding toward the open door but immediately reconsidering after inspecting the dreary conditions outside his home in England.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While making the documentary, the body of Dong-hwan’s mother is discovered, prompting several interviews investigating her death.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Police in Tampa were investigating a shooting at an apartment block early on Thursday that left six people wounded.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Coleman, former director of programming and special projects at Nitehawk Cinema, founded FOFIF to amplify the work of first-time female filmmakers through a short-film fund and screening programs from the Museum of Modern Art in New York to Vidiots in Los Angeles.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Dockery first saw the film at a cast screening a few months ago.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many are researching and figuring out their future needs.
    Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • After acquiring the business, Angelchik spent the next two years researching the brand’s history and lining up a team to relaunch the brand.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now, researchers believe the condition is more linked to straining and changes in pressure that affect hemorrhoid veins.
    Simon Spichak, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Just over 50 years ago, the oil shock of 1973 triggered a staggering spike in gasoline prices in the United States, Europe, and beyond, straining economies and causing drastic fuel shortages.
    Fatih Birol, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To create the new surface—which the FDA categorizes differently from other breast implants on the market—Motiva partnered with scientists studying nanotechnology’s role in breast implant surface design at the University of Manchester in England.
    Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Acting was a career shift for Tillman, who was a pre-med student in college studying to be an orthopedic surgeon.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Sifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sifting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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