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Recent Examples of filaments
However, the Lewis lab used a technique called rotational multimaterial 3D printing to create filaments that mimic biological muscle movement.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 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
This included shockwaves rippling out from infant stars, giant bubbles of gas, and dark filaments of dust.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
What the Signals Could Be Doing Previous research has suggested that fungi conduct electrical impulses through hyphae — long, thread-like filaments or tubes — in a way similar to how nerve cells transmit information in humans.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 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
This leads to a network of galaxies, galaxy groups, galaxy clusters, and large-scale filaments of structure, with enormous cosmic voids between them.
—Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 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
This included shockwaves rippling out from infant stars, giant bubbles of gas, and dark filaments of dust.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
What the Signals Could Be Doing Previous research has suggested that fungi conduct electrical impulses through hyphae — long, thread-like filaments or tubes — in a way similar to how nerve cells transmit information in humans.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 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
This leads to a network of galaxies, galaxy groups, galaxy clusters, and large-scale filaments of structure, with enormous cosmic voids between them.
—Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filaments
Noun
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The two companies didn't detail specifics about what's being developed, but CNBC's Katie Tarasov reports that the chipmaker is likely preparing to replace copper in its AI rack-scale systems with Corning's optical glass fibers.—
Davis Giangiulio,Alex Harring,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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The physician Louis Westenra Sambon, a British doctor of Italian descent, developed a fabric woven with specific colors and fibers to reflect some of the sun’s radiation and reduce risks from prolonged exposure to intense sunlight.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The book is lyrically written and highly informative, diving deep into the common threads and tropes of estrangement in search of clarity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Baker-Burke moment at Dodger Stadium remains the most widely cited, but the Louisville claim carries real weight — and the cultural threads running through military history and Black American vernacular suggest the gesture may not have had a single inventor at all.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That 2019 plan contemplated the possibility of an entire network run on electricity through overhead wires.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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The men opened the panel to find a quagmire of colorful wires in a cutout in the wall.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Filaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filaments. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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