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Winnowing meaning
The act of separating chaff from grain.
Synonyms of Winnowing
Example sentences (12)
States had been barred by Congress from winnowing their Medicaid rolls since early 2020.
They say the party needs to start winnowing the field earlier than it did in 2016 to help ensure the most electable nominee advances to the general election.
Over 48.5 million Americans have already voted, which leaves a winnowing group of persuadable individuals for Trump and Biden to win over.
Influenced by an extreme version of Darwinism, he considered the winnowing of the feeble and thriving of the ablest—in this case, himself—to be progress.
The next debate is in December, and it’s time for the party to start winnowing the field a bit more.
It is hard work, winnowing out the dark angels from the bright, but it is exactly what humanity (not just Jews, but all humanity) needs to become skilled in if we are to survive and prosper.
When rice is harvested, threshed, and winnowed by hand, it used to be that a good portion of it would be lost, either in the fields or during the hulling & winnowing process.
By the addition of rakes, or shakers, and two pairs of fanners, all driven by the same machinery, the different processes of thrashing, shaking, and winnowing are now all at once performed, and the grain immediately prepared for the public market.
Examples include baskets, hats, fish traps, trays or winnowing mats and floor mats.
Mechanical and hydraulic engineering A Han-dynasty pottery model of two men operating a winnowing machine with a crank handle and a tilt hammer used to pound grain.
One of the main functions of political parties is to mitigate the effect of spoiler-prone voting methods by winnowing on a local level the contenders before the election.
The Abyss Special Edition DVD, The Restoration What emerges in the winnowing process is only the best stuff.