SIFT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

sift

verb

Definition of sift

as in to filter

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as in to inspect

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Recent Examples of sift In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda, then gradually fold the dry ingredients into the wet. — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2026 The water passes over or through filtering organs that sift out the solid food. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026 The film, which is set to debut at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival, allowed Taylor to sift through all of Johnson’s work in order to help tell his story. — William Earl, Variety, 14 July 2026 The bureau ordered 260 analysts to help sift through the ballots and voting data. — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sift

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Kansas City artists, comedians, entrepreneurs and other figures from the city’s nightlife scene filtered through the business, including people who had shared stages, studios and social spaces with McGee.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
The liver just might be one of your hardest-working organs, producing proteins and filtering the blood, metabolizing nutrients and creating necessary bile for digestion.

— Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of filter

Verb

Homes can be visually inspected for compliance from the outside, and enclosing the ground level area for living space after the home is constructed and approved for occupancy would draw a reverse work order.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The airport was temporarily closed to remove the aircraft and inspect the runway for damage, officials said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspect

Verb

After sufficient brewing time, pour the tea into the pitcher through a fine mesh filter or sieve to remove the loose leaves or take out and throw out the whole tea bags.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Creativity is not just some commodity, trapped in the imagination, that can be tapped and sieved by technology.

— John Semley, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of sieve

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The new question is whether easy access to information diminishes human willingness to wonder and investigate deeply.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Chicago authorities are investigating a South Side funeral home after more than 50 bodies were discovered improperly stored and in various states of decomposition Thursday.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of investigate

Verb

Elkins had announced the retirement before fight week, calling it his last dance, and laid his gloves in the center of the octagon afterward.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Daemon brings troops and his dragon Caraxes, but holds out on laying siege for as long as possible, especially as Ormund has stationed children on the battlements and in front of the gates to the city.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of lay

Verb

Schrell examined whether annual production campaigns would be more effective, but concluded that the approach would not make economic or operational sense because of costs, limited hot-cell capacity and the isotope’s relatively short half-life.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Young Washington stars William Franklyn-Miller as Washington, which examines how a single misstep thrusts the future first president into the middle of a global conflict.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of examine

Verb

The author, who appears in the series and serves as a consulting producer, took part in a panel discussion of Monsters of God Thursday night after HBO screened episode 1 at Vidiots in Los Angeles.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026
Her latest film as a director-plus-actress, The Invite, is scheduled to screen in the Swiss town’s big central square, the Piazza Grande, on Saturday evening.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

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