winnowing
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈwɪnoʊɪŋ/
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trilla
- Other species, better defended, more massively powerful, more armored, and more autonomous and independent did not escape that great winnowing.
- winnowing process
- sifting and winnowing
Examples
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What my father chose to keep had twice gone through a winnowing process.
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The winnowing of the harvested crops is essential for obtaining quality grain.
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Then came the winnowing down to six, one for every two days of the trip.
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The regular season is a long, long winnowing process.
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It's basically a tool for winnowing grain.
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There are many examples in science where ignorance of cause does not prevent the winnowing of useful information.
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After the winnowing process, although there may still be wrong ideas in what we think of as science, there are far fewer than in any other human domain.
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Farmers use wind to assist in the winnowing of grain from chaff.
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After the harvest, they began the winnowing process to separate the seeds from the debris.
Synonyms
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7.1
Separating grain from stalks and husks by beating or using machines
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A way to move the small bits that sink in wine to the neck of bottles
An act of separating grain from its dry outer parts by blowing air
The act of separating wanted parts from unwanted bits by passing them through a sieve
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Etymology
The word winnowing comes from the old farming trick of using the wind to blow away the light chaff so the heavy grain falls back. So winnowing means 'to separate grain from chaff' by wind or air.