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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sifting
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Strategically using dimmers, light-filtering and -blocking window coverings, and temperature-changing light sources also offer sensory support.—
Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
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Winds will remain gusty throughout Saturday, with drier air filtering in behind the front.—
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The Coast Guard is the primary federal authority responsible for inspecting commercial riverboats on the nation's inland waterways.—
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Huening advises inspecting them periodically for animal activity and sun exposure.—
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The criminal section of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division specializes in investigating and prosecuting constitutional violations by law enforcement officers.—
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Hutchison also began investigating a similar unsolved murder in Sunnyvale -- the 1979 stabbing of 18-year-old Estella Mena, a high-school student working part-time as a security guard.—
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For example, a standard soil test may run about $30, while an environmental testing lab screening for hazardous substance categories like asbestos and pesticide residue might run $200-400 (per category).—
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Volpe will be presented with the award next week at an LA screening for the movie, which is currently shortlisted for the Best International Feature Film Oscar.—
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BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.—
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There’s also the occasional non-autistic artist who has taken it upon themselves to look deeper than a set of symptoms while researching an autistic character.—
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With belt-cinching streamers straining to do more with less, sloppy vibe calibration has become a common problem.—
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Even in states like Texas, which opted not to expand its Medicaid program and continued to rely on counties to care for many of its uninsured, rising health care costs are straining local budgets.—
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That research laid the foundation for studying blood-loss control.—
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The concept was introduced in 2014 at UC Davis when a group of graduate students led by Ernst Oehninger was studying ways to prevent food waste.—
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“Sifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sifting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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