noun
                                                the act of separating grain from chaff
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                                                                                                        - the winnowing was done by women
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                move as if through a sieve
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                                                                                                        - The soldiers sifted through the woods
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
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                                                                                                        - sift the flour
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                check and sort carefully
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                                                                                                        - sift the information
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                distinguish and separate out
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                                                                                                        - sift through the job candidates