Read and Sift

Read

Read verb - To go over and mentally take in the content of.

Sift and read are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sift" instead a verb "Read".

Sift

Sift verb - Move as if through a sieve.
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Synonyms for Sift

Read and sift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Read" instead a verb "Sift".

Nearby Words: sifting, sifter

Common collocations

time read time sift time
information read information sift information
script read script sift script
memories read memories sift memories

Both words in one sentence

  • However, when telepaths read minds, they don't have to sift through all of that 'mental' garbage.
  • An interactive webcomic made by Wolfcat on the Within Hubris forums (formerly the hub of the Ben Drowned community) that can be read here if you can sift through all the additional banter and awful In Jokes.
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