winnow

Example Sentences

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This lackluster performance comes despite a massive winnowing of the field in recent years, as chains including Noble House, Mitchell Gold, Klaussner Home Furnishings, and Z Gallerie have closed up shop.

From Barron's

But the tense political atmosphere guaranteed the winnowing of lessons on topics such as reparations and movements for Black lives would be second-guessed even if experts deemed it necessary for pacing of the course.

From Washington Post

When former President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to winnow rules two years later, Norfolk Southern offered encouragement.

From Seattle Times

"We started out with 40,000 submissions and began from there to winnow down to a smaller amount," Wright said in the video.

From Fox News

The foundation’s experts winnowed their choices to 15 aromatic plants and sent them to Raub and his crew, who narrowed their choices to three.

From Los Angeles Times