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WINNOWED
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The answer WINNOWED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
WINNOW as a verb:
1. (winnow, fan) = separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"
2. blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"
3. (cull out, winnow) = select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"
4. blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"