as in to braid
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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.
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Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
Not to be missed is any fresh fish Wagner filleted that day.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Ogunbiyi saw similarities between the process of braiding and sewing—a meticulous and repetitive action that could be automated—and began to envision a solution.
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To have those two things braided together, the pain and then the relief.
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Mesquite and acacia trees ribbon the lower elevations, while Douglas firs and ponderosa pine line the upper reaches.
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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.
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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.
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With her hair perfectly feathered, Janice looked on beside her husband at a special event honoring Muhammad Ali in 1979.
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Legal steps necessary to make Orlando the capital of Florida are so simple, in fact, that any one can figure them out.
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John’s problem, his brother figured, was a lack of direction.
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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.
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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.
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The edgy beverage brand released 10 iced tea cans laced with Osbourne’s DNA, each signed and hand-crushed by the Prince of Darkness for $450 a pop.
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Tucker, the Special Agent in Charge for Texas and Oklahoma, said visitors should leave with memories of Southern hospitality and brisket – not encounters with illicit drugs laced with a deadly dose of fentanyl.
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This doesn't see three Li-ion battery packs all connected at once for long-range riding, but rather provides a downtube pack plus two spares in a cage hanging from the rear rack.
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For care, the brand recommends washing the set on a gentle cycle with cold water, then hanging it or laying it flat to air-dry.
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In his letter to Hawley, Manfred said that rule was collectively bargained with the MLB Players Association and prohibits players from writing, attaching, affixing, embroidering or otherwise displaying messages on apparel or playing equipment.
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Lipa also wore a six-metre tulle wedding veil that was also hand-embroidered with beads and feathers.
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“Fillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillet. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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