- present participle of winnow.
winnowing
Example Sentences
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Maybe at peak valuations these stocks were trading on a price-earnings multiples of 30-40 times, Lapping observes, but not after the winnowing caused by AI fears:
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The winnowing of victims has been the result of byzantine legal procedures, strict vetting and tightened eligibility rules, which victims told ProPublica and the Inquirer took them by surprise.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
Ask DePetro why someone might prefer his content to the nightly news, and he’ll gesture toward the rapidly winnowing media industry.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
The winnowing has hit especially hard in Delaware, DuPont’s home base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
We worked through the days and in the twilight getting in the rice, and then we worked three more days draining the fields and clearing them, and then three more nights sifting and winnowing.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
