Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
To use a screen, grate, sieve or similar means to separate large from small (objects or particles).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To exclude selectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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verb
examine in order to test suitability
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: screen, sieve, sort
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: choose, take, select, pick out
History
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