SIFTED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

sifted

verb

past tense of sift

as in filtered

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as in inspected

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Instead, to view a partial solar eclipse, people should use solar eclipse glasses that are properly filtered.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of filtered

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Jesús Méndez, his supervisor, inspected the boxes before they were loaded onto a truck with the tracking details.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
As a general industry guideline, tires should be inspected carefully after five years in service for hardening, cracks, cuts and flat spots.

— John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspected

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Travelers should inform the TSA officer of the liquids and remove them from their carry-on to be screened separately.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit alleges doctors screened Belgio for bacteria and identified several pathogens that attorneys say are associated with shellfish contamination.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of screened

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Better make sure those interview questions are properly researched and up to snuff — or else there could be some real zingers flying in from the interviewee.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Alternative prostate cancer screening methods are currently being researched, including one that uses a non-invasive urine test, as Fox News Digital recently reported.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of researched

Verb

After graduating from Proviso West High School, Norris studied at Triton College while working as a secretary.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
To scientists, the idea that the link between vaccines and autism simply hasn’t been studied enough – as Kennedy often claims – is astounding.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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