filaments

plural of filament
as in fibers
a thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair the cable was made up of fine filaments twisted together

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Recent Examples of filaments Out in the wild, turbulent air swirls these plumes into a chaotic, broken landscape—dense chemical filaments laced through long stretches of clean air. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026 When supplied with nutrients, the fabric sprouts a layer of fuzzy fungal filaments across its surface, effectively renewing itself. Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 However, the connection between these filaments and supermassive black holes has been elusive, meaning this mechanism has resisted confirmation. Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026 That’s fine for short PLA prints, but materials like nylon, TPU, PETG, ABS, and support filaments can absorb moisture quickly depending on your environment. Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 28 June 2026 Each is created through a proprietary layering process in which hundreds of ultra-thin filaments are arranged at alternating angles, then fused under heat and pressure to form a composite of exceptional rigidity. Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 But those thread-like mushroom filaments also bind soils together, which enhances soil structure, drainage, and moisture retention. Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 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
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Noun
  • For the most part, that excludes animal fibers like leather and virgin cashmere.
    Bella Webb, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The paper aims to both demonstrate how fibers are released and to generate actionable solutions to the issue.
    Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The mother in the story is in the mess of the middle, trying to make sense of things and laying out events, but not really finding the deeper threads that tie life together and give it some kind of meaning.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The threads are strung the wrong way to hold the boundary together, so the curls grow with nothing to limit them.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Some more images show Kidman, Bullock, 62, King, 26, and Williams, 29, wearing flowing gowns while hooked onto wires, seemingly filming a scene that involves flying, in front of a blue screen.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • There are no monthly account maintenance fees, but other fees such as transactional fees for wires, instant transfers, and ATM apply.
    Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Filaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filaments. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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