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Recent Examples of filaments
But those thread-like mushroom filaments also bind soils together, which enhances soil structure, drainage, and moisture retention.
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Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
16 June 2026
Understanding how those filaments emerge is key to understanding how gas accumulates and ultimately collapses into new stars.
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Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
The coating looks like a thick layer of unidentified filaments.
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Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
The team demonstrated this by printing soft lattices and wavy filaments that deform in dramatically different ways under heat.
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New Atlas,
19 May 2026
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
Because of these long, tentacle-like filaments, Messier 77 is also known as the Squid Galaxy.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
Radio filaments, in particular, showcase the extreme collimation of material.
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Big Think,
4 May 2026
When a porcini is young, the mouths of the tubes are covered with tangled white hairlike filaments called hyphae.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
16 June 2026
Understanding how those filaments emerge is key to understanding how gas accumulates and ultimately collapses into new stars.
—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
The coating looks like a thick layer of unidentified filaments.
—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
The team demonstrated this by printing soft lattices and wavy filaments that deform in dramatically different ways under heat.
—
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
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.
—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filaments
Noun
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Woods, stone, natural fibers enliven the senses.
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After washing, trace amounts of detergent components can remain embedded in textile fibers.
Noun
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It’s wrapped with a stunning jacquard fabric expertly milled with fine threads in Limonta, Italy.
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What scent compatibility means for couples today Putting these threads together, scent compatibility is emerging as a quiet but powerful factor in modern relationships.
Noun
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Is a suspension cable losing its structural strength because its inner steel wires are rusting away?
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Since then, the city has touted its success in burying most of its wires while keeping rates competitive with other utilities.
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“Filaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filaments. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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