Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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It and a second semifinal on Thursday will winnow a field of 37 nations to 26 who will compete in Saturday’s final against a backdrop of both parties and protests.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
But because fellow lawmakers will winnow the field before party members have their say, much of the jockeying happens behind the scenes, with candidates trading offers and promises in the privacy of their cellphones.
From Washington Post ● May 30, 2019
Rep. Jason Chaffetz are expected to face off in two debates Friday night, the eve of a Utah GOP convention where delegates will winnow the crowded field.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2017
A group of 48 members of the news media will winnow the field to 25, 15, 10 and eventually five, on whom an up-or-down vote will be taken.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2016
Men will sow their notions and reap harvests, but the inexorable age will winnow out the truth, and scatter to the winds whatsoever is error.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 by Various
