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
If she does enter the contest, the move is expected to winnow the field because of her national profile, fundraising ability and her multiple successful statewide campaigns.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 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
How was she to winnow down her countless questions to a mere troika?
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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