sift through
Upper Intermediate (B2)neutral
To look carefully through a big pile of things to find what you need.
"She spent all evening sifting through old photographs looking for one of her grandmother."
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Sift through or comb through.
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capable of; they can simply sift through
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thinking and they help you sift through that.