SIFTED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

sifted

verb

past tense of sift

as in filtered

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as in inspected

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Verb

These metabolites are filtered by the kidneys and excreted in urine.

— Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2026
The set list spans her 14-year career, with even the most pop-forward selections filtered through thunderous percussion and earsplitting guitars.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

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One of the people who saw and inspected the impressive whitetail was veteran tribal conservation officer Bill Bailey from Honor, Michigan.

— Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Following Hawley’s death in 2022, state officials told Six Flags to immediately shut down X2 and leave it in its current condition so it could be inspected.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspected

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Trivariate founder Adam Parker screened for stocks with a bottom-up consensus projection of at least 1% of gross margin contraction in the next fiscal year.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Most questions are screened by the office staff before they are relayed to the physician.

— Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of screened

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Police investigated the death of Holmes for 18 months before charging Vaughn, Early and Brown in March 1990.

— Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
For decades, an attacker discovered a vulnerability, a security tool generated an alert, an analyst investigated it, the issue was escalated and eventually someone decided what to do.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of investigated

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Peyton Stewart was a 21-year-old international business major who grew up with her sister in Westwood, New Jersey, studied abroad in London and interned at TikTok.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
On the other end of the spectrum is Texas Tech University, where researchers have studied the potential performance benefits of energy drinks.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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