FILLET Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

fillet

verb

Definition of fillet

as in to braid

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Recent Examples of fillet His other job, starting at age seven, was to fillet the catch. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026 Place snapper fillets on the sheet and brush with the remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil. — Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 18 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 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 See All Example Sentences for fillet

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Beyond actual braiding techniques, your styling options are also virtually endless.

— Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 9 July 2026
South India is the scent of frangipani and coffee, bushels of bananas and coconuts, women with gold nose rings and hair braided with jasmine and mustachioed men in pink with hands on hips.

— Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026

Definition of braid

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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
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

Definition of ribbon

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The new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library designed by Snøhetta melds with the surrounding North Dakota landscape—its roof feathered with native prairie grasses that twist and bend in the wind.

— Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
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

Definition of feather

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No torque figure was released, but that number also figures to be higher (the off-road Raging Bull makes 413 ft lbs of twist).

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Backup catcher Drew Millas was the first Nationals catcher in the majors to look to the dugout for suggestions, as the team figured its outspoken backstop would communicate what was (or wasn’t) working and have more time to focus on his offense.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of figure

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Then Willy Adames really put the game out of reach, lacing a two-run homer to left to put San Francisco up six.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
Hiking asks little in the way of gear, welcomes almost anyone willing to lace up boots, and delivers a combination of novelty, adventure and measurable fitness gains that few other pursuits can match.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of lace

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But if the Cubs hadn’t won that epic Game 7 in Cleveland and 1908 still hung over the franchise?

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Nothing adds to the backyard magic like the soft glow of string lights, and these durable iron posts are the perfect way to hang them.

— Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 19 July 2026

Definition of hang

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The 13 Going on 30 star wore overalls embroidered with her nickname—Jen—layering them over a white tank and tying a red bandana around her neck.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 20 July 2026
Her custom Fausto Puglisi for Roberto Cavalli bodysuit was hand-embroidered with more than 200,000 crystals in hot pink, orange and citrine, a process that took 120 hours.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 July 2026

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