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a thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair the cable was made up of fine filaments twisted together

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Recent Examples of filament Both models share the same extruder, heat bed, acceleration, and filament flow. PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025 As that magnet rotates, the filament likewise wiggles back and forth, making its way through the urinary tract by pushing off against its inner walls. New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025 Some species also have long filaments that extend from their posterior ends. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 July 2025 Highly nonlinear filaments, vortices and eddies start forming patterns and structured networks. IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for filament
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Noun
  • Online fiber arts discourse is no place for the weak.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Its natural fiber wick ensures a quality burn and long-lasting scent, giving you time to notice the subtle hints of clove beneath the stronger apple peel fragrance.
    Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Staff and wire reports LONDON – Britain's Prince Harry visited Ukraine on Friday, arriving in Kyiv with a team from his Invictus Games Foundation to detail his charity's plans to help rehabilitate wounded soldiers, the Guardian and ABC News reported.
    USA Today, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Several people recommended Altra shoes for wide feet on a Reddit thread, and one said even the regular, non-wide sizes fit them much better than other brands’ wide sizes because of the unique shape.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The iCarly actress always struck people as ethnically ambiguous—with lots of Reddit threads, X, Facebook, and Instagram posts speculating about her background.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Filament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filament. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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