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sift

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To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder; to sift sand or lime.

To separate or part as if with a sieve.

To examine critically or minutely; to scrutinize.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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sift through the job candidates Source: Internet

sift the flour Source: Internet

sift the information Source: Internet

The soldiers sifted through the woods Source: Internet

Add in the cocoa powder and sift in half of the powdered sugar. Source: Internet

At least 20 people are dead after torrential rain in southwestern Japan triggered massive floods and mudslides, local media said Sunday, as rescue workers sift through debris in search of at least 14 missing. Source: Internet

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