winnow
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Faced with far more applications than slots, prestigious colleges winnow the pool of prospective admits through consideration of their academic records, test scores, activities and personal attributes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
As the number of participating countries expanded over the decades, the E.B.U. set up two semifinals to winnow the field; the first took place on Tuesday, and the second happens Thursday.
From New York Times • May 9, 2024
The point of the process is to winnow the field to a manageable size, and winnowed the field was.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2024
While she said it’s not her place to suggest others drop out of the race, Reynolds said Iowa’s role in the nominating process is to start to winnow the field, which will happen naturally.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Then, we came and gathered up what remained of the paddy and took it away to thresh and winnow.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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