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Recent Examples of sieve
To sieve only the sound of a performance is to miss out on a world of visual and atmospheric cues, from body language to lighting to set design, not to mention audience reaction.
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Rhoda Feng, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Our students have spent hundreds of hours focusing on the fossils retrieved after sieving.
—Kristina A. Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2020
Well, this one is based on a Dahl short story from a collection more aimed at adults, and represents an adaptation more faithful to its original than Fox but still sieved through Anderson’s unique visual style.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2023
The hot mixture is then strained through a cheesecloth or sieve allowing the fruit juice to drip into a pan, leaving the seeds, skins, and solid fruit pieces behind.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
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Rhoda Feng, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Our students have spent hundreds of hours focusing on the fossils retrieved after sieving.
—Kristina A. Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2020
Well, this one is based on a Dahl short story from a collection more aimed at adults, and represents an adaptation more faithful to its original than Fox but still sieved through Anderson’s unique visual style.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2023
The hot mixture is then strained through a cheesecloth or sieve allowing the fruit juice to drip into a pan, leaving the seeds, skins, and solid fruit pieces behind.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sieve
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There is no sunscreen that filters 100% of the sun's rays, so SPF 30 is sufficient.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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The number of No. 1 albums that Hybe’s record-shattering boy band BTS has landed on the U.S. Billboard 200 STRATEGY + SUCCESS Nearly all hiring managers now use AI, resulting in many applicants getting filtered out before a human even looks at their résumé.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Residents sift through wreckage Some neighborhoods in London, the Laurel County seat, saw total devastation -- homes blown away in the middle of the night, with residents huddling in hallways and basements.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
17 May 2025
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Nearly 1,950 years later, archaeologists are still sifting through the layers of debris and making remarkable discoveries about life—and death—in the ancient city.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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When to start screening, when to stop and how often to screen is quite controversial.—
Franklin D Gaylis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2025
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More than 2 million were screened on each of the other days.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Emerging narrative or worldview: Immigrants take jobs from American citizens and strain local resources.—
Rick Miller,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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At a time when housing affordability is already straining household finances, that threat isn’t helping inspire confidence.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
22 May 2025
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“Sieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sieve. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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