to sift
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3.7
- verb
- /sɪft/
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- She took her time to sift through the reports and identify the key findings.
- sift through the data
- sift out relevant information
- sift through information
And, you know, it's just a sort of sift out, you know, what's causing what.
- And, you know, it's just a sort of sift out, you know, what's causing what.
- influence how AI is writing things. But I really do think it's going to sift out
- But you know why I speak the truth until I sift those people who can't handle it and they disappear.
- But you, you will not find anywhere a more critical and objective sifting of the evidence than in Dale Allison's work on the resurrection.
- Instead of sifting through the ruin, go find that treasure in that mess.
- And Alec just looks at her like Jace would literally burn the whole world down and sift through the ashes for you.
- It's really difficult unless you're spending all day watching that to sift through what's real and what's false from from both sides.
- So why don't we come together, take all of our best ideas and then try to sift through.
- Because when you're say, Twitter or Reddit, you have got a lot of data to sift through.
- And it is that process of just like, oh man, all the wreckage from my past is here and you kind of have to sift through it.
- So making my job pretty hard because I have to sift through them all and and think who needs to hear the advice the most.
Examples
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The reporter lacked the background in economic development to sift through the numbers and present the news accurately.
Academic text (2000) -
It's been advantageous, by the way, because we've been able to sift through what may not work and what may work.
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It's practice being with yourself, practice kind of taking a step back and trying to sift through your own mind.
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You always sift through this relationship looking for material for your show.
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So how do we sift truth from belief?
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Those were some dark days, but thank God we went to see a therapist to sift through all of that insanity.
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I'm sifting through potential candidates for our program.
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It's a scene of devastation and heartbreak in California, as rescue workers sift through what remains of the northern portion of the state.
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The group experience teaches you to sift through criticism, using it to weed out fatal flaws.
Academic text (2009) -
It is up to you to sift through layer upon layer of truth until you determine for yourselves which version sounds the most true.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Study something carefully to understand it or decide
∞
1.0
To try to find something or someone by looking carefully
868
2.5
To look at something carefully to find facts or problems
675
3.2
To study something carefully to understand it better
573
2.8
Examine something carefully to find out more
180
2.8
To read or check something carefully for mistakes
127
2.7
To look quickly to find specific information
70
6.2
To look at something very carefully to check for mistakes
66
3.3
To search a place very carefully to find something
61
4.7
To look deeply into a subject to find information
48
3.7
To look carefully at something to learn about it
44
3.9
To look through many things carefully to find something specific
32
7.0
To read something slowly and carefully to understand it
28
5.5
To study things like books or papers carefully to find information
18
5.4
To look carefully at a place or person to get information before you act
4
4.6
To search carefully through a large area or collection
1
5.6
Examine information carefully to find what is important
To look through a group of things and keep what is useful
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Etymology
The word sift comes from the idea of passing things through a sieve, a tool that lets small pieces fall through and keeps the rest. So when you sift through data or applications, you are 'filtering' to find what is important.