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Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl.

But should you lack the energy to sift through the glut of options yourself, we can at least helpfully endorse this one.

But if you can sift through all of the legal posturing, a fairly accurate portrait of Sterling himself does begin to emerge.

Bernard: Film festivals sift out stuff that would never make the cut.

Sift the dry ingredients over a piece of parchment paper and then pour into a medium bowl.

He watched the Eye's slim white fingers reach down into the layer of diamonds, watched them sift the glittering gems.

It would be amusing to watch those flatfoots sitting around trying to sift a motive out of the thing.

Sift the whole through a fine cloth and add the yolks of a hundred poached eggs.

Drink, and go to sleep—sleep so sound that you waken only when Moukir and Nakir, the death angels, sift soul from body.

Who knows but some of her charms might miraculously sift in through a rent in my package and breathe a spell upon my words?

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On this page you'll find 85 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sift, such as: analyze, comb, delve into, drain, evaluate, and examine.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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