as in to braid
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Recent Examples of fillet
There’s more than one way to fillet a fish.
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023
Small fish are harder to fillet.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023
Last week, Labrador and his father celebrated Labrador’s recovery by filleting and eating the frozen mutton snapper, lobster and yellow jack that was caught on the day of his injury.
—Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Fish are electronically stunned unconscious and bled out, then cooled again and filleted mechanically.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023
Small fish are harder to fillet.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023
Last week, Labrador and his father celebrated Labrador’s recovery by filleting and eating the frozen mutton snapper, lobster and yellow jack that was caught on the day of his injury.
—Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Fish are electronically stunned unconscious and bled out, then cooled again and filleted mechanically.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillet
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There, with help from her mom, the UC San Diego student applied the finishing touches to her tribal regalia and hair — the latter braided, banded and decorated with real otter skins — in anticipation of the day’s events.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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At roughly the same time the Pelican State was creating a braiding license, Mississippian Melony Armstrong was fighting against her state’s requirement that braiders get 3,200 hours of training that didn’t include braiding as a subject.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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Here’s a peek at the new flavors and some of the ingredients that inspired them: Lemon curd & whey This light and citrusy flavor uses whey as a substitute for lemon juice to make lemon curd that ribbons throughout the ice cream base.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
24 May 2023
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Introduce the color in small doses: a throw on the couch, ribbon on a wreath, trim around a lampshade, or even gift wrap on the packages.—
Savanna Bous,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Nov. 2022
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While paleontologists don’t know exactly when feathered, landbound dinosaurs gained the ability to fly, most scholars agree that Archaeopteryx is the earliest known bird.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
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And so this balladeer arrived to sort of shut us up, all feathered and dressed up on a horse.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
12 May 2025
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Doing so would then free up Scott Harris and Co. to pursue another upgrade at the July 31 trade deadline, when the Tigers figure to be major buyers.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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The Mavericks figure to take Flagg and not look back.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Today, that plant is one of thousands on the grounds, a place where monarch ferns frill around the auburn necks of melinonii philodendrons and buttercream and magenta orchids hang like pendants from a jabuticabeira, its spreading copper limbs blistered with purple fruit.—
Michael Snyder Pedro Kok,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2024
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The collection, which will surely be talked about as the best of the entire week, was an unflinching reminder that a serious depth of femininity — the frilled, bedazzled, artistic kind — should never be mistaken for weakness.—
Gabrielle Korn,
refinery29.com,
13 Feb. 2020
Verb
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This season was meant to be the one, but the failure to do so comes laced with reasonable caveats.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Expect waves of dark berries, like blackberry jam and black cherry, with a soft, sweet finish laced with vanilla and mocha.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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But his presence once again hangs over the latest iteration of Knicks vs. Pacers nonetheless.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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But the racial disparity that motivated Freedom House’s inception hung over the service.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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To further personalize it, add their favorite quote to one of the patches by embroidering or printing onto an inkjet fabric sheet. 19 Beginner Sewing Projects and DIY Crafts to Try This Weekend 5.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 May 2025
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The space was set up as a fashion studio with workers in white coats doing fittings on models, embroidering on fabric, and explaining the design to Middleton, who opted for an olive green patch pocket blazer with matching trousers by Victoria Beckham for the occasion.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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“Fillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillet. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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