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sifter

[sif-ter] / ˈsɪf tər /
NOUN
colander
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NOUN
sieve
Synonyms


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Lay your paper heart or other design atop the cake, load up a couple tablespoons of powdered confectioners’ sugar into a sifter or fine-mesh sieve, and let it snow.

From Seattle Times Jan. 3, 2023

Using a sifter or fine-mesh strainer, sift the flour over the bowl and whisk until almost smooth; a few small lumps are okay.

From Washington Post May 11, 2022

For instance, if you're using oat flour or mesquite flour, you will want to use a sifter, as these flours tend to clump.

From Salon Dec. 1, 2021

For about 10 days, she has used sifter boxes and shovels — left by a friendly stranger — to search for anything left.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2018

Other years, jobs like Pipeworks laborer, trash sifter, and mold scraper were mixed in.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

Three men with metal detectors and sifters swept through the sand.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 2023

Processing rooms hold sifters where Beta Hatch sorts the insects.

From Seattle Times Jun. 22, 2017

There are sifters for sale, but anyone can make one.

From Washington Post Nov. 29, 2016

The Chrysalis staff, accompanied by Lauren Chu, combed through the dirt with the aid of giant box sifters.

From New York Times Feb. 12, 2016

Lina hadn’t thought about it before, but now she wondered about the trash sifters.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau




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