The wise ones fashion speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.
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Sifting
Synonyms for "sifting" (87 found)
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Closest matches (18)
amassing evidenceappraisalassessmentassortmentboltingcategorizationclarificationclassificationclose inquirycolaturecullingdepartment of investigationdestructive distillationdetectiondetective workdistillationedulcorationelution
Strong matches (26)
Noun(6 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (43)
legislative investigationlegworklixiviationpercolationperscrutationplacementprobepurificationrankingrefinementresearchriddlingscreeningscrutinysearchselectionseparationsievingsifting outsleuthing
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16 entriesanalysiscognitive processculinary techniqueevaluationevidence handlingfiltrationfood preparationinformation processinginvestigationkitchen procedurephysical processprocessseparationseparation processsortingtechnique
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12 entriesCollocations
12 entriesflour siftingpowder siftingsand siftingsifting apparatussifting efficiencysifting floursifting machinesifting operationsifting processsifting screensifting sievesoil sifting
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3 total sentences available.
As scientists get better at sifting through our past, more and more variations of human beings are turning up in archaeological digs.
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Inspector Nani spent the next afternoon sifting through evidence.
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