Definition of "winnows" [winnows]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of winnow. (verb)
• Plural form of winnow. (noun)

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• "The problem is that the system doesn't work well enough, that PoC (and other minorities) often face further obstacles, face extra challenges unrelated to merit, which winnows their numbers in an unequal way."
• "Pawlenty acknowledges he must show "progress and momentum" in an Aug. 11 Iowa debate and the Aug. 13 GOP straw poll, a carnival-like contest in Ames that sometimes winnows out the weak."
• "David Sokol 's surprise departure from the sprawling conglomerate removes the widely presumed front-runner from contention and winnows the pool of internal candidates in one of the longest-running succession dramas in corporate America."