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Recent Examples of filament
Textile designers also dreamed of spinning glass filaments into riches just as Rumpelstiltskin spun straw into gold.
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Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
These skeletal filaments are arranged roughly in parallel, like bundles of cables.
—Mohamed Khalil Elhachimi, The Conversation, 16 July 2025
This sheath does not conduct electricity and is thought to protect the filament from the environment and foreign enemies.
—Ritsuko Kawai, Wired News, 5 May 2025
The efficiency of these water harvesters depends on decreasing the size of the filaments and the mesh holes.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
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Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2025
These skeletal filaments are arranged roughly in parallel, like bundles of cables.
—Mohamed Khalil Elhachimi, The Conversation, 16 July 2025
This sheath does not conduct electricity and is thought to protect the filament from the environment and foreign enemies.
—Ritsuko Kawai, Wired News, 5 May 2025
The efficiency of these water harvesters depends on decreasing the size of the filaments and the mesh holes.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filament
Noun
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One of the most essential rug maintenance rituals is vacuuming high-traffic areas twice a week and using repetitive, slow, and deliberate passes to keep the fibers fresh.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Aug. 2025
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It was called a ropewalk because yarns were initially formed by walking the fibers backward.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Everyone else, and that includes nickel cornerback Mike Hilton, is on shaky footing because of their camp performance, inexperience of the unit, and what might become available on the waiver wire and in free agency.—
Omar Kelly
August 15,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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In all likelihood, at least one kicker from the other 10 teams will be released or hit the waiver wire leading up to the cut deadline.—
Mike Kaye
August 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The comments in the thread suggest that the official website selling F1 tickets is an agent, while the circuit is the actual seller.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The threads that made up the khipu’s knotted strands had come from a camelid (probably an alpaca or llama), but those strands hung from a cord of human hair: a 104-centimeter-long set of locks, folded in half and twisted into a sturdy cord.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Filament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filament. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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