sifts

verb

present tense third-person singular of sift
1
as in filters

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as in inspects

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  1. filters
  2. inspects
  3. lays
  4. investigates
  5. screens
  6. settles
Verb
  • Another option to improve your home’s water is an undersink system that filters water right at the tap.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
  • Most of the time, though, Crypto is removed gradually as the pool's filtration system continuously circulates and filters the water.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 20 July 2026
Definition of filters
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  • The state Labor Department annually inspects Fury 325 prior to the park opening for the season, along with daily checks from park employees who also inspect the rides in the park.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
  • Typically, an embryologist inspects embryos produced through IVF and assesses their quality.
    — Edna Bonhomme, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Definition of inspects
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  • All that chaos lays the perfect foundation for Lionel Messi to wave his magic wand.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Mentor is killed, but Telemachus narrowly escapes with his life thanks to Odysseus, who lays waste to the suitors in beggar garb.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of lays
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  • No Country for Mothers is a documentary from Moms First, Culture House Media, and French Tuck Media that investigates the lies used throughout history to distract and divide American mothers.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Researchers at Group—IB, a global cybersecurity company that investigates online fraud and digital crime, analyzed the new threat.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of investigates
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  • The university has spent years building its identity around that instinct, and its application now screens for it.
    — Jamie Beaton, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • One out of five patients presenting to emergency departments screens positive for food insecurity across multiple urban studies.
    — Cole Hanson, STAT, 16 July 2026
Definition of screens
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  • The alum attaches itself to pollutants, including algae, and creates a snowlike mixture that settles to the bottom of the facility’s pond.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • While much of the album settles into the moody R&B Syd does so well, Beard also plays with Afropop, bossa nova, and ’80s synth-pop.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
Definition of settles
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