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Recent Examples of filament
FibreSeek's spools of 500-m (1,640-ft) carbon fiber filament can be had at $39 each through the campaign, which is 20% below its MSRP.
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New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2025
Dexcom’s Glucose Monitors Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) typically consist of a small filament inserted under the skin, a transmitter, and a receiver.
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2025
They're created at Swellcycle with just enough bioplastic filament called polylactic acid.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
With this method, there’s a spool of winding filament (usually plastic or polymer) that is fed into the machine’s head.
—Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2025
Dexcom’s Glucose Monitors Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) typically consist of a small filament inserted under the skin, a transmitter, and a receiver.
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Dec. 2025
They're created at Swellcycle with just enough bioplastic filament called polylactic acid.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
With this method, there’s a spool of winding filament (usually plastic or polymer) that is fed into the machine’s head.
—Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filament
Noun
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Prebiotics are specialized plant fibers that are found in many fruits and vegetables.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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The vegan formula tubes, lengthens, and volumizes by coating each lash in lightweight fibers and film-forming polymers for striking definition.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Let cool to room temperature on a wire rack, about 45 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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The team didn’t just use a standard wire screen.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The front lid appears to be barely hanging on by a thread, with cuts and gashes throughout.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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Golf becomes a thread across generations, an easy way to reconnect or stay linked to relationships that might otherwise drift.—
Richard Dunn,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Filament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filament. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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