winnowing
Example Sentences
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Back in 2018, the company started winnowing down its massive cash pile with the goal of maintaining equivalent cash and debt levels, but Apple said it will evaluate the two metrics separately going forward.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
The winnowing of victims has been the result of byzantine legal procedures, strict vetting and tightened eligibility rules, which victims told ProPublica and the Inquirer took them by surprise.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
Ask DePetro why someone might prefer his content to the nightly news, and he’ll gesture toward the rapidly winnowing media industry.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
The challenge will become winnowing out the innocuous junk from the truly dangerous slop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
“At the sacred threshing-floor, when they are winnowing, she herself, Demeter of the corn-ripe yellow hair, divides the grain and the chaff in the rush of the wind, and the heap of chaff grows white.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
