sifted

verb

Definition of siftednext
past tense of sift
1
as in filtered

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2
as in inspected

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  1. inspected
  2. investigated
  3. screened
  4. researched
Verb
  • Those units had previously been personally inspected by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the agency added.
    Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
  • After retrieving the original from the vault, the team inspected the negative and audio elements and created a repair report before getting to work.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of inspected
Verb
  • The shooting marked the 74th killing this year to be investigated as a homicide by the Oakland Police Department.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • At this same point in 2023, police had investigated 112 homicides.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of investigated
Verb
  • The pool included people who wouldn’t usually be screened for an iron deficiency, like those without heart failure, chronic kidney disease, or anemia—when the body doesn’t have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen to tissues.
    Lauryn Higgins, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Despite this, 80% of people ages 45-49 are not getting screened.
    Daryl Austin, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of screened
Verb
  • The commission’s recommendations were well-researched and pragmatic, tackling tough issues like Medicare and Social Security reform.
    James Broughel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Penn State University’s Deer Lab researched the effects of wind on whitetail movements.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of researched
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