sift out
phrasal verbPart ofsift
sift out — phrasal verb
1. To remove unwanted or less useful things from a group by examining them carefull
1.phrasal verb
Definition
To remove unwanted or less useful things from a group by examining them carefully, so that only the best or most relevant remain.
Example
The hiring team sifted out the weakest applications before the first round of interviews.
It took Joon weeks to sift out all the incorrect entries from the database.