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Recent Examples of sift
Google said co-scientist can help researchers sift through large amounts of literature to suggest new hypotheses.
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
While sifting through her mother’s belongings, 81-year-old Mary Cooper stumbled upon a book that was borrowed from the Ocean County Library in Toms River in March 1926, according to the book’s checkout card as seen in footage from area news outlet 6abc Philadelphia.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
With no booster priority point system in place like schools with big-time football and basketball programs, Tritons officials had to sift through orders on a case-by-case basis.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
These rumblings were joined by other seismic activity common in this part of the world, making the scientists realize that sifting through these geologic noises wasn’t going to be easy.
—Darren Orf, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
While sifting through her mother’s belongings, 81-year-old Mary Cooper stumbled upon a book that was borrowed from the Ocean County Library in Toms River in March 1926, according to the book’s checkout card as seen in footage from area news outlet 6abc Philadelphia.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
With no booster priority point system in place like schools with big-time football and basketball programs, Tritons officials had to sift through orders on a case-by-case basis.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
These rumblings were joined by other seismic activity common in this part of the world, making the scientists realize that sifting through these geologic noises wasn’t going to be easy.
—Darren Orf, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sift
Verb
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By introducing healthy snack options, filtered water and meal plans at work, many employees can eat healthier, getting more nutrients and enjoying better physical and mental health in the process.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Instead, your resume passes through an algorithmic screening that filters candidates based on specific criteria.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Dealers are to inspect and replace the high-voltage battery module as well as update the software to monitor the battery, free of charge.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Both will be inspected for damage, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said.—
Ross Adkin, Alex Stambaugh and Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Later, Meghan scrapes the honey off the hive frame, clearly in awe of the whole process, and sieves it to get rid of the honeycomb.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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No other team, however, can match the numbers of a Burnley side that, lest it be forgotten, sieved 78 goals in 38 games while being relegated from the Premier League under Vincent Kompany’s management last season.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Friday’s news conference was held while police were actively investigating the city’s most recent homicide, which left a mother dead outside her south Kansas City home Friday.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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Last year at this time police had investigated 20 homicides in the city.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Methodology note: Using Federal Election Commission data, Forbes examined all contributions over $10,000 to super PACs that spent over $1 million backing Trump in 2024.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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This frightening line of thought is followed all the way into a new ending for the stage that forces the audience to examine the media, the medium, and ourselves just as harshly as any politician.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Despite the controversy, a few weeks later, at the finale screening for the series, Isaacs wore another Duke T-shirt, but this time with the school’s Blue Devil mascot on it.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this week, Runway confirmed that Korine has joined the jury for its third AI Film Festival; honored content is scheduled to be screened at a June 5 event in New York.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Sift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sift. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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