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Recent Examples of filament
First, although the current in the ion gauge is proportional to the pressure in the chamber, that proportionality constant depends on a lot of fine details, such as the precise geometry of the filament and the grid.
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
Its inner space is dense with filaments of tubulin and actin, another protein that plays a similar skeletal role.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The first was the white button mushroom, whose tissue uses only thin filaments called generative filaments.
—Mohamed Khalil Elhachimi, The Conversation, 16 July 2025
Like the beetle's wings, the mesh filaments are chemically coated to be either hydrophobic or hydrophilic.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
Its inner space is dense with filaments of tubulin and actin, another protein that plays a similar skeletal role.
—Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The first was the white button mushroom, whose tissue uses only thin filaments called generative filaments.
—Mohamed Khalil Elhachimi, The Conversation, 16 July 2025
Like the beetle's wings, the mesh filaments are chemically coated to be either hydrophobic or hydrophilic.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filament
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And so that is still at the very beginning, the next frontier for us in AI, is what’s called the scale-up piece of the network as fiber replaces copper, fiber optics photons replace electrons, deeper and deeper in those GPU neural networks.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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For one, its high fiber content, while healthy, can cause bloating or gas in large amounts, especially for those individuals with sensitive digestion or conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships, products and purchases across the sports business industry.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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When an aneurysm bursts, Moore said, clamping or coiling — filling the bubble with wire — are effective treatments.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Name a queen who slept on bedsheets with higher thread count than you last night?—
Bill Hoogterp,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Flat seams eliminate irritation and itching for loose threads, and an elastic waistband and cuffs at the ankles provides a snug fit that’s still forgiving.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Filament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filament. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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