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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sifts
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Its integrated spotlight and Color Night Vision keep your perimeter secure 24/7, while its smart AI detection filters out false alerts.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Other best practices include regular pet grooming, changing HVAC filters regularly, using doormats, and washing bedding weekly.—
Sunshine Flint,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Tarrant County Public Health inspects and scores all restaurants in the county except for those in Fort Worth, Arlington, Euless and North Richland Hills.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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Piedmont also periodically replaces or inspects meters as part of normal maintenance.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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Here, a light blue base lays underneath bright blue French tips.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Their first conversation is comically lopsided, and McKellen, purring his way through what is effectively a monologue, lays the groundwork for his most vividly inhabited and hilariously irascible performance in years.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Ben Schiffrin, a former attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission, which investigates insider trading in stocks, told me.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke out against two recent incidents of vandalism at Catholic churches in Queens as the New York City Police Department investigates the mid-March events as hate crimes.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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What the screen debate misses is that 40 seconds of looking at green space partially restores directed attention, which screens deplete.—
John La Puma,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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Those names go to the city's Address Management Services — also known as 911 addressing — which screens every submission before anything gets approved.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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And always vacuum up the dust that settles on the floor afterwards.—
Sunshine Flint,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Once this bet settles within 30 days, your $365 in bonus bets will be credited automatically.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Sifts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sifts. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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