: a device with meshes or perforations through which finer particles of a mixture (as of ashes, flour, or sand) of various sizes may be passed to separate them from coarser ones, through which the liquid may be drained from liquid-containing material, or through which soft materials may be forced for reduction to fine particles
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Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
Recipe Tips From The Southern Living Test Kitchen While sifting the cake mix, use a large fine-mesh sieve and a whisk to help work out any pesky crumbles.
Set out your ingredients the day before for faster assembly the day of.
—Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Stock screens Morgan Stanley did a few stock screens to sieve out those set to benefit.
—Weizhen Tan, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Strain the custard through a fine-mesh sieve into another bowl or a large measuring glass and cool for 5 minutes.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
Recipe Tips From The Southern Living Test Kitchen While sifting the cake mix, use a large fine-mesh sieve and a whisk to help work out any pesky crumbles.
Set out your ingredients the day before for faster assembly the day of.
—Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
No other team, however, can match the numbers of a Burnley side that, lest it be forgotten, sieved 78 goals in 38 games while being relegated from the Premier League under Vincent Kompany’s management last season.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Stock screens Morgan Stanley did a few stock screens to sieve out those set to benefit.
—Weizhen Tan, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Sieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sieve. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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