dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/sif_MW.json
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{
"sift":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to put through a sieve":[
"sift flour"
],
": to separate or separate out by or as if by putting through a sieve":[],
": to go through especially to sort out what is useful or valuable":[
"sifted the evidence",
"\u2014 often used with through sift through a pile of old letters"
],
": to scatter by or as if by sifting":[
"sift sugar on a cake"
],
": to use a sieve":[],
": to pass or fall as if through a sieve":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sift"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Sift the flour into a mixing bowl.",
"Sift the lumps from the sugar.",
"The police sifted the evidence in hopes of finding a clue.",
"The police sifted for clues.",
"The lawyer sifted through the hundreds of pages of testimony.",
"Firefighters sifted through the debris.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Casualty figures continue to rise as rescuers sift through the smoldering debris. \u2014 Greg Norman, Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"But does forcing the business into a perilous state of years-long limbo\u2014as the courts sift through Musk\u2019s case\u2014fulfill the same duty",
"Many online retailers allow shoppers to sift through products based on their sustainability claims. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The consequences may not be fully known for years as experts sift through the files. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The academy\u2019s board, which includes such Hollywood notables as Steven Spielberg, Ava DuVernay and Laura Dern, will be meeting Wednesday night to sift through the rubble. \u2014 Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"This would have given room for ice crystals to form in the air, allowing the light to sift through them. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Civil defense authorities in mountainous Rio de Janeiro state said an undetermined number of people remained missing, and Petropolis Mayor Rubens Bomtempo said the number of dead could rise as searchers sift through the debris. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 17 Feb. 2022",
"There have been protests by doctors, city officials and community groups over its closing, and litigation continues as liquidators sift through its affairs and try to dig up money to repay its debts. \u2014 Becky Yerak, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English siftan ; akin to Old English sife sieve":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154821"
},
"sifting":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the act or process of sifting":[],
": sifted material":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sif-ti\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The data was built from a digital sifting of public property records in all U.S. counties. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Scallops \u2014 given a sifting of dehydrated porcini mushroom powder \u2014 came atop a raft of apple-cauliflower puree bolstered with sundried cherries and pancetta, making for a savory, Thanksgiving kind of complement. \u2014 Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com , 3 July 2021",
"The children take turns dumping their baskets over a rudimentary sifting tool \u2014 a large piece of netting with a wooden frame \u2014 that reveals handfuls of mica, a shimmery mineral composite that\u2019s been forming underground for hundreds of years. \u2014 Lexy Lebsack, refinery29.com , 31 May 2020",
"No more sifting through your purse or makeup bag for your favorite lip gloss and liner, these see-thru organizers will keep your essentials in perfect view. \u2014 Jennifer Ford, Essence , 9 Apr. 2020",
"Nonetheless, just as mud is a good place to find gold nuggets, Netflix, with some careful sifting , is a good place to find great movies, and a viewer with no other platforms at hand could keep busy and happy there for quite a while. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2020",
"Once the automated data- sifting is complete, human analysis takes over, Khan says. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 25 Jan. 2020",
"This week has already seen a sifting of candidates, with dozens of M.P.s retiring. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 30 Oct. 2019",
"The sharply dueling narratives showed that the impeachment battle will be one of bitter political messaging as much as impartial sifting of evidence. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 29 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170247"
},
"sifted":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to put through a sieve":[
"sift flour"
],
": to separate or separate out by or as if by putting through a sieve":[],
": to go through especially to sort out what is useful or valuable":[
"sifted the evidence",
"\u2014 often used with through sift through a pile of old letters"
],
": to scatter by or as if by sifting":[
"sift sugar on a cake"
],
": to use a sieve":[],
": to pass or fall as if through a sieve":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sift"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Sift the flour into a mixing bowl.",
"Sift the lumps from the sugar.",
"The police sifted the evidence in hopes of finding a clue.",
"The police sifted for clues.",
"The lawyer sifted through the hundreds of pages of testimony.",
"Firefighters sifted through the debris.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Casualty figures continue to rise as rescuers sift through the smoldering debris. \u2014 Greg Norman, Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"But does forcing the business into a perilous state of years-long limbo\u2014as the courts sift through Musk\u2019s case\u2014fulfill the same duty",
"Many online retailers allow shoppers to sift through products based on their sustainability claims. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The consequences may not be fully known for years as experts sift through the files. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The academy\u2019s board, which includes such Hollywood notables as Steven Spielberg, Ava DuVernay and Laura Dern, will be meeting Wednesday night to sift through the rubble. \u2014 Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"This would have given room for ice crystals to form in the air, allowing the light to sift through them. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Civil defense authorities in mountainous Rio de Janeiro state said an undetermined number of people remained missing, and Petropolis Mayor Rubens Bomtempo said the number of dead could rise as searchers sift through the debris. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 17 Feb. 2022",
"There have been protests by doctors, city officials and community groups over its closing, and litigation continues as liquidators sift through its affairs and try to dig up money to repay its debts. \u2014 Becky Yerak, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English siftan ; akin to Old English sife sieve":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205936"
},
"sifter":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to put through a sieve":[
"sift flour"
],
": to separate or separate out by or as if by putting through a sieve":[],
": to go through especially to sort out what is useful or valuable":[
"sifted the evidence",
"\u2014 often used with through sift through a pile of old letters"
],
": to scatter by or as if by sifting":[
"sift sugar on a cake"
],
": to use a sieve":[],
": to pass or fall as if through a sieve":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sift"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Sift the flour into a mixing bowl.",
"Sift the lumps from the sugar.",
"The police sifted the evidence in hopes of finding a clue.",
"The police sifted for clues.",
"The lawyer sifted through the hundreds of pages of testimony.",
"Firefighters sifted through the debris.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Casualty figures continue to rise as rescuers sift through the smoldering debris. \u2014 Greg Norman, Fox News , 28 June 2022",
"But does forcing the business into a perilous state of years-long limbo\u2014as the courts sift through Musk\u2019s case\u2014fulfill the same duty",
"Many online retailers allow shoppers to sift through products based on their sustainability claims. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"The consequences may not be fully known for years as experts sift through the files. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The academy\u2019s board, which includes such Hollywood notables as Steven Spielberg, Ava DuVernay and Laura Dern, will be meeting Wednesday night to sift through the rubble. \u2014 Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"This would have given room for ice crystals to form in the air, allowing the light to sift through them. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Civil defense authorities in mountainous Rio de Janeiro state said an undetermined number of people remained missing, and Petropolis Mayor Rubens Bomtempo said the number of dead could rise as searchers sift through the debris. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 17 Feb. 2022",
"There have been protests by doctors, city officials and community groups over its closing, and litigation continues as liquidators sift through its affairs and try to dig up money to repay its debts. \u2014 Becky Yerak, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English siftan ; akin to Old English sife sieve":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233233"
}
}