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Recent Examples of sieve
To sieve only the sound of a performance is to miss out on a world of visual and atmospheric cues, from body language to lighting to set design, not to mention audience reaction.
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Rhoda Feng, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Our students have spent hundreds of hours focusing on the fossils retrieved after sieving.
—Kristina A. Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2020
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
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Rhoda Feng, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Our students have spent hundreds of hours focusing on the fossils retrieved after sieving.
—Kristina A. Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2020
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sieve
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Meanwhile, a genetically cautious person might be more selective about new experiences, filtering their environment differently.—
Dalton Conley,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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Especially if there is a fire, WebMD suggests using air purifiers or N95 masks or try filtering out the smoke pollutants.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2025
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With no booster priority point system in place like schools with big-time football and basketball programs, Tritons officials had to sift through orders on a case-by-case basis.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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These rumblings were joined by other seismic activity common in this part of the world, making the scientists realize that sifting through these geologic noises wasn’t going to be easy.—
Darren Orf,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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Initially screened in London in 2010, the work has since become a classic of durational art in the tradition of Andy Warhol’s Empire and John Cage’s ORGAN2/ASLSP.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The film, directed by Alexis Bloom and produced by Alex Gibney, is currently screening at CPH:DOX.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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His administration's decisions are straining relationships with the Asian countries that the U.S. would rely on in the event of conflict with China or North Korea.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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After steeping, strain the mixture, discarding the solids into a bowl.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Sieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sieve. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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