Examples of spam filter in a Sentence
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Many of these get trapped by my email spam filter, but others arrive via annoying texts and calls that, at the very least, waste my time.
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Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Given the prevalence of webmail services that handle spam automatically, fewer and fewer users need a local spam filter.
—PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
Buried in Settings, Trend Micro’s spam filter works strictly with Outlook, and all settings except the on/off switch are embedded in its Outlook add-on.
—PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
Norton has long offered a spam filter for those few whose email provider doesn’t handle the task; the current redesign has eliminated the spam filter.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
That’s a simple truth, and while anyone who has ever looked in their junk folder will know, there’s no such thing as a perfect spam filter.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Harris 2024 Polls: Harris Holds Onto Lead In 4 New Polls
Motivated skepticism
Sorting crackpot from jackpot ideas through science’s informal spam filter usually catches junk, but sometimes messages of consequence get blocked.
—Andréa Morris, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Not everyone needs a local spam filter, but for those that do, G Data makes this feature available in the standalone antivirus.
—PCMAG, 5 June 2024
The spam filter is officially compatible with Microsoft Outlook, Incredimail, Eudora, Thunderbird, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, and Windows Live Mail.
—PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
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Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Given the prevalence of webmail services that handle spam automatically, fewer and fewer users need a local spam filter.
—PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
Buried in Settings, Trend Micro’s spam filter works strictly with Outlook, and all settings except the on/off switch are embedded in its Outlook add-on.
—PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
Norton has long offered a spam filter for those few whose email provider doesn’t handle the task; the current redesign has eliminated the spam filter.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
That’s a simple truth, and while anyone who has ever looked in their junk folder will know, there’s no such thing as a perfect spam filter.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Harris 2024 Polls: Harris Holds Onto Lead In 4 New Polls
Motivated skepticism
Sorting crackpot from jackpot ideas through science’s informal spam filter usually catches junk, but sometimes messages of consequence get blocked.
—Andréa Morris, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Not everyone needs a local spam filter, but for those that do, G Data makes this feature available in the standalone antivirus.
—PCMAG, 5 June 2024
The spam filter is officially compatible with Microsoft Outlook, Incredimail, Eudora, Thunderbird, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, and Windows Live Mail.
—PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Spam filter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spam%20filter. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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