Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A searching or investigating.
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- verb Present participle of
sift .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of separating grain from chaff
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Examples
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Phone Screens are key in sifting through applicants.
Looking to Hire an Engineer? 3 Reasons to Forgo the Phone Screening 2009
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Sci becomes a product of the good and also bad investment to the extreme, now driving away the reader with little time or $ to spend in sifting through all those folds and layers.
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I saw him pull out a small stack of mail and begin sifting through it.
Whitmore, 1969 2006
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I saw him pull out a small stack of mail and begin sifting through it.
Whitmore, 1969 2006
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I saw him pull out a small stack of mail and begin sifting through it.
Whitmore, 1969 2006
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Wherever they are shaken and scattered, God will have his eye upon them, and will take care to separate between the corn and chaff, which was the thing he designed in sifting them.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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Or Hindi or Persian or some Northumbrian nonce word sifting down the centuries.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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Or Hindi or Persian or some Northumbrian nonce word sifting down the centuries.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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Or Hindi or Persian or some Northumbrian nonce word sifting down the centuries.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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The outcome of the sifting is a prioritised folder arrangement which reflects and promotes effective time management.
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