sift through
Third Person
sifts through
Present Participle
sifting through
Past Tense
sifted through
Past Participle
sifted through
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to carefully review and sort through a substantial amount of material
transitive
- The detective spent hours sifting through the evidence at the crime scene.
- The team is currently sifting through the applications to shortlist candidates.
- Please sift these files through to find the necessary details.
- The researcher sifted through the data, identifying key trends.
- The archivist is continuously sifting through historical records for preservation.