5
clean(verb, separate, remove, turn, produce)
5
debate(verb, give, run, consider, free)
5
delve into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, check)
5
dissect(verb, study, check, consider, examine)
5
fathom(verb, remove, inquiry)
5
glean(verb, gather, pick, collect, select)
5
inquire(verb, action, study, check, separate)
5
inquire into(verb, expression, phrasal verb, study, check)
5
pan(verb, move, act, movement, remove)
5
pick(verb, separate, arrange, organize, rank)
5
place(noun, verb, order, part, separate)
5
single out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, place, part)
5
sort out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, place, part)
5
try(verb, study, check, consider, observe)
4
anatomize(verb, analyze, inquiry)
4
appraise(verb, study, check, consider, criticize)
4
arrange(verb, order, separate, organize, rank)
4
assort(verb, separate, arrange, organize, rank)
4
choose(verb, separate, arrange, organize, rank)
4
circulate(verb, move, action, act, movement)
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