SIFTING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

sifting

verb

Definition of sifting

present participle of sift

as in filtering

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Relevance

Dissimilar Words

as in inspecting

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Verb

Those searches risk filtering out the candidates most likely to bring a perspective your bank lacks.

— Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Director Dustin Rikert worked efficiently, filming several takes of attendees filtering into the auction.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of filtering

Verb

The city’s Codes Compliance Division is evaluating and inspecting the site.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
City crews have also been clearing more than 31,000 catch basins and drainage systems and inspecting and reinforcing vulnerable hillsides and burn areas, including Pacific Palisades, Bass said in a statement.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of inspecting

Verb

This will be screening at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Saturday, October 24th.

— Libby Smith, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
For lung cancer, screening guidelines can vary, as the disease doesn’t always show obvious signals and can occur in both smokers and never-smokers.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of screening

Verb

As of Sunday, the Santa Monica Police Department was still investigating the source of the drugs Gerber had taken.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Fort Worth Police Department crimes against children unit detectives are investigating the case.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of investigating

Verb

Like so many Americans, Jenny Escolastico has watched wearily as the cost of living has risen, straining her household budget.

— Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
The payoff is a system that can handle more energy without straining the rest of the time.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of straining

Verb

That was until Coe started researching the warming temperatures in the region.

— Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
The historical society has already started researching what the house would’ve looked like in the 1940s and talking with community leaders about raising money to renovate and maintain the home, Siesel said.

— John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of researching

Verb

Tan-Gillespie eventually became the first in her family to attend college, studying business at the University of Plymouth and graduating in 1996.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Researchers like us have spent years studying treatment and harm reduction, a field with a wealth of data, including insurance claims.

— J. Travis Donahoe, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of studying

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