PoliticsAugust 26, 2026
winnowed
WIN-ohd
Definition
To have narrowed down a group of candidates by removing those who did not advance through a primary process.
Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'windwian,' meaning to expose to the wind, originally referring to the agricultural process of blowing air through grain to separate the valuable kernels from the chaff.
In the news
The article uses the word to describe how the primary election served as a filtering process, reducing the initial number of candidates to a final set for the general election.
Fields set for November election
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