v. 25B6; verb
sift the flour into a large bowl : SIEVE, strain, screen, filter, riddle; archaic bolt.
we sift out unsuitable applications : SEPARATE OUT, filter out, sort out, put to one side, weed out, get rid of, remove.
investigators are sifting through the wreckage : SEARCH THROUGH, look through, examine, inspect, scrutinize, pore over, investigate, analyse, dissect, review.