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Another word for winnow

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Verb

  1. To set apart (one kind or type) from others

    See also:

    include

  2. To be in a state of motion, as air

    See also:

    breath

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Another word for winnow

Verb
  1. See also:

    sift

    separate

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Sentence Examples

  • Sieyes, conscious that his political mechanism would merely winnow the air, until the profoundly able and forceful man at his side adapted it to the work of government, relapsed into silence; and his resignation of the office of consul, together with that of Ducos, was announced as imminent.

  • winnow out sediments from breccias and other areas, to redeposit them elsewhere.

  • Seasonal inflow may, for example, winnow out sediments from breccias and other areas, to redeposit them elsewhere.

  • Search Engine - A number of scholarship search engines will winnow results according to a student's unique situation, including whether he or she plans to take distance courses.

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