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Yes, sift is playable

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"Sift" Definition

verb-transitive

To apply by scattering with or as if with a sieve: sift sugar on a dessert.
To distinguish as if separating with a sieve: sifted the candidates for the job.
To examine and sort carefully: sift the evidence.
To put (flour, for example) through a sieve or other straining device in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles.

verb-intransitive

To make a careful examination: sifted through back issues of the magazine.
To make use of a sieve.
To pass through or as if through a sieve: a meal that sifts easily.

verb

To put through a sieve .
To separate or separate out by or as if by putting through a sieve.
To go through especially to sort out what is useful or valuable .
To scatter by or as if by .
To use a sieve.

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