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verbdistinguish and separate out
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verbseparate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elementstype of:
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verbcheck and sort carefully
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verbmove as if through a sieve
Examples of sift
- "sift through the job candidates"
- "sift the flour"
- "sift the information"
- "The soldiers sifted through the woods"