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To separate or remove from a larger group or collection
“To winnow the wheat from the chaff and to prepare it in an easily digested shape for the tender stomachs of first- and second-year students taxes the resources of the most capable teacher.”
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To analyze or test by separating items having different values
“We arrived at a piece whose structure seemed effective but whose length was excessive, and so we began to winnow the data further.”
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To find or identify (a valuable or useful part of something)
“Analysts attempt to winnow a few kernels of truth from a mass of falsehood in order to construct a comprehensible mosaic from a swiftly flowing stream of uncertain data.”
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To blow upon, as with a fan or wings
“The birds winnow the air in a steady course, unlike the buoyant dashing flight of their relatives.”
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To inspect carefully or in detail
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To gather or collect, typically what is left over
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To search determinedly for someone or something
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To cause to move or be apart
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A large sieve or riddle, especially one for sorting substances such as grain or coal into different sizes
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