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strainer

[stray-ner] / ˈstreɪ nər /
NOUN
mesh
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Strain: Set a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl or heatproof measuring cup and pour in the syrup.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Use whatever strainer you have: Perhaps a fine-mesh, a collander set over another pot or — if you happen to inexplicably have access to a restaurant — a tamis or a chinois.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2024

While their treatment of the ancient world is informed, to say the least, by their prior work, the scenario also feels like Hallmark pulped through a Disney strainer.

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

Drain the rice in a fine-mesh strainer, then rinse under cool running water and drain again.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2023

I poured the cooked hot chocolate mixture through the strainer and into the bowl.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Special strainers for grating and juicing tomatoes gained a place among kitchen furnishings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Hand crank and electric tomato presses, strainers and sauce makers allow gardeners to separate the skins and seeds from the tomato meat for quicker and easier processing.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

Eisenbise testified that she first had to drill a hole through one of the device’s end-caps and remove several metallic strainers inside the tube before it could function as a silencer.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2023

The eyewear, made from soft drinks cans, plastic tea strainers, clothes pegs, bottle brushes and other objects represent the innovative way that many everyday things in Kenya are repurposed for other uses, Muriu says.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2021

“No. We only sell mesh strainers and biodegradable sachets.”

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram


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