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Recent Examples of filaments
Dark filaments of interstellar dust thread through the nebula scene, can be seen blocking the light of the nebula clouds beyond.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 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
Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filaments
Noun
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Seal up all items made with natural animal fibers before returning them to the closet.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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The silky fibers are smartly engineered to absorb moisture and promote airflow, helping even the warmest sleepers stay comfortable all night long.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The cohort of grand slam champions and finalists exchanged their tennis kits for designer threads and accessories for the photo session, lensed by Yemeni-Egyptian-American artist Yumna Al-Arashi at Bab AlSaad, a cultural retreat in the historic district of Diriyah.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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Vacuum or brush out the rug During the cleaning process, threads and fibers can get compacted and squished.—
Jennifer Beck Goldblatt,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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Inventors such as Johann Philipp Reis in Germany and Antonio Meucci in Italy had earlier explored voice transmission over wires.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Thomas hid wires from the hanging lanterns by opening up the suspension rope and feeding the electrical line through it, then closing the rope again.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Filaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filaments. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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