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Recent Examples of fillet
Don’t be afraid to order the fried snapper throats, an accidental favorite that began as a staff meal that made use of leftovers from filleting whole fish.
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Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Predictably, our fellows were filleted by Republicans, just as Republicans would have been filleted by Democrats.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
Not to be missed is any fresh fish Wagner filleted that day.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Poupart spent the next morning filleting the night’s catch, and preparing the fish for freezer storage to feed his family and community throughout the year.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 30 May 2025
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Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Predictably, our fellows were filleted by Republicans, just as Republicans would have been filleted by Democrats.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
Not to be missed is any fresh fish Wagner filleted that day.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Poupart spent the next morning filleting the night’s catch, and preparing the fish for freezer storage to feed his family and community throughout the year.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillet
Verb
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Instead, pleasures are always braided.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
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According to celebrity hairstylist Larry Sims, hair braiding styles for thin hair can be both good and bad.—
Omenaa Boakye,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Mesquite and acacia trees ribbon the lower elevations, while Douglas firs and ponderosa pine line the upper reaches.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
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Eager to make connections with important people, Kapoor invited mayors to ribbon cuttings and doled outmore than $100,000 in campaign checks from corporate accounts, about half of which went to a political committee supporting a losing candidate in this November’s Miami Beach mayoral race.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
16 Dec. 2025
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With her hair perfectly feathered, Janice looked on beside her husband at a special event honoring Muhammad Ali in 1979.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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This new haircut keeps the main length while cutting in thick bangs that hit equidistance from her brows and hairline, feathered lightly to take away any density or heaviness.—
Mykenna Maniece,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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Jamison-Travis is another six-round pick who figures to land a roster spot based on his draft pedigree.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The new starting rotation of Chris Sale, Martín Pérez, Bryce Elder, Grant Holmes and JR Ritchie figures to get a lengthy trial.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
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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
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The best long-distance walking shoes are different than the running shoes many people lace up before a long stroll.—
Oscar Hartzog,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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Jung Hoo Lee, who extended his MLB-leading hitting streak to 18 games, laced a single to load the bases.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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The Partey affair has hung heavy over a squad already trying to come to terms with a new coach in Queiroz, and who failed to qualify for the most recent Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) — a competition Ghana have won four times, but not since 1982.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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In one of them he was seen hanging from the edge of a rocky cliff using his bare hands, his legs dangling toward a steep slope in a risky performance without safety equipment.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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The woman also showed off her customized hoodie featuring the Knicks logo and Bridges' name embroidered onto it.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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This year’s design is a soft, baby blue gown — paying homage to the color of the island’s original 1895 flag— embroidered with subtle motifs, including yellow taxi cabs, the Brooklyn bridge and the Puerto Rico’s national flower, the flor de maga.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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“Fillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillet. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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