sieve

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Recent Examples on the Web Well, this one is based on a Dahl short story from a collection more aimed at adults, and represents an adaptation more faithful to its original than Fox but still sieved through Anderson’s unique visual style. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2023 The hot mixture is then strained through a cheesecloth or sieve allowing the fruit juice to drip into a pan, leaving the seeds, skins, and solid fruit pieces behind. Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023 Drain shrimp into a colander or sieve and rinse with cold water. cleveland, 8 Aug. 2023 At promising sites, scuba-diving archaeologists photographed and collected soil samples to sieve on land for small finds. Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for sieve 

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“Sieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sieve. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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