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Recent Examples of filament
The team’s gold cuboid antenna measured 300 by 300 by 50 nanometers, but uneven currents would generate filaments that eventually short-circuited the pixel.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
In the moment, her words offered a filament of hope.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
The gauge contains a heated filament that emits electrons into the chamber.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
By adjusting the proportion of HA to PCL within the filament, the researchers can customize the hardness and strength of the grafts to fit different needs in the body.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
In the moment, her words offered a filament of hope.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
The gauge contains a heated filament that emits electrons into the chamber.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
By adjusting the proportion of HA to PCL within the filament, the researchers can customize the hardness and strength of the grafts to fit different needs in the body.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filament
Noun
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Viscous fiber is found in oats, eggplant, chia seeds and barley.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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For many people, a whole grain sourdough provides an ideal balance—offering the fiber and nutrients of whole wheat with the digestibility and flavor benefits of fermentation.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After a multi-agency search, a police dog handler found her naked body concealed under palm fronds at a sports ground just beyond a wire fence near the caravan park — six days after she was last seen, the newspaper reported.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Citrus Heights Mexican restaurant was closed after health inspectors discovered nine live and dead German cockroaches in various areas including rice and bean bulk containers, wire rack storage and the hallway.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Visharukh’s shrine to Khan is just one thread in an intricate tapestry of fandom.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Yet other filmmakers pick up on the thread of romantic longing Whale introduced in 1935 with The Bride of Frankenstein, leading to films like Edward Scissorhands (1990) in which the monster becomes a sentimental anti-hero.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Filament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filament. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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