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Recent Examples of filaments
That means a course of action that targets everything from blackheads to excess sebum production to sebaceous filaments, the thin threads that tend to pop up on your nose, to even redness, which can cause skin to swell, enhancing the appearance of pores.
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Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
The cosmic web is the term scientists use to describe a skeleton-like framework of filaments and sheets of dark matter and gas along which galaxies gathered and evolved over time, which is punctuated by nearly empty voids.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 May 2026
Because of these long, tentacle-like filaments, Messier 77 is also known as the Squid Galaxy.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Radio filaments, in particular, showcase the extreme collimation of material.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
When a porcini is young, the mouths of the tubes are covered with tangled white hairlike filaments called hyphae.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
My current project, which began in Italian, has now shifted largely into English, but still contains filaments and elements of Italian.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Hyphae are the individual filaments that make up the fungal body, or mycelium.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Previous research established that fungi conduct electrical impulses through hyphae, long thread-like filaments that make up their structure.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
The cosmic web is the term scientists use to describe a skeleton-like framework of filaments and sheets of dark matter and gas along which galaxies gathered and evolved over time, which is punctuated by nearly empty voids.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 May 2026
Because of these long, tentacle-like filaments, Messier 77 is also known as the Squid Galaxy.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Radio filaments, in particular, showcase the extreme collimation of material.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
When a porcini is young, the mouths of the tubes are covered with tangled white hairlike filaments called hyphae.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
My current project, which began in Italian, has now shifted largely into English, but still contains filaments and elements of Italian.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Hyphae are the individual filaments that make up the fungal body, or mycelium.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Previous research established that fungi conduct electrical impulses through hyphae, long thread-like filaments that make up their structure.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filaments
Noun
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Most were transparent, blue or black fibers made from materials like polyester — consistent with earlier findings on microplastic pollution in the Amazon.—
Ryan Brennan
May 12,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
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Regardless of type, the key is ensuring the fibers remain clean, dry, and free of buildup.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
Noun
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With unwavering resolve, Salvador musters an eclectic band of misfit street kids, led by the spirited Belén, to challenge the unyielding threads of destiny and protect Carmen from inevitable doom.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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Information sat in email threads.—
Shivaas Gulati,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Between our parents hung electric wires.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Corning's optical solutions ensure that the data being sent between servers doesn't degrade — a risk with the copper wires used historically before the era of agentic AI computing.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Filaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filaments. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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