🌾winnow

Meaning

to remove the less desirable parts from a group; originally, to separate grain from chaff by blowing air

Example Sentences

The committee will winnow the list of applicants to ten finalists.

Example Expressions

winnow down

Synonyms

sift, filter, prune, pare down, cull

Antonyms

accumulate, gather

Collocations

winnow out candidates, winnow down options, winnow the field, winnow the list