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Recent Examples of fillet
One of our group caught a trout big enough to bring back to the lodge, where it was served finely filleted on blinis with sundowner cocktails.
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Kendall Hill, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
Brush skinless halibut fillets with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025
So the 27-year-old took hold of the ball and filleted her way through Chelsea’s midfield, skipping over the lunging tackle of Niamh Charles (haggard through this contest) without so much as a nod of recognition.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
In the case of Pelagia, higher temperatures are critical, for example for turning the skin and bones left behind after filleting fish, into a watery soup which is then dried and transformed into a fine, dry powder for animal feed.
—Nick Nuttall, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Kendall Hill, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
Brush skinless halibut fillets with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025
So the 27-year-old took hold of the ball and filleted her way through Chelsea’s midfield, skipping over the lunging tackle of Niamh Charles (haggard through this contest) without so much as a nod of recognition.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
In the case of Pelagia, higher temperatures are critical, for example for turning the skin and bones left behind after filleting fish, into a watery soup which is then dried and transformed into a fine, dry powder for animal feed.
—Nick Nuttall, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillet
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The men are artfully dressed in Victorian silk dresses, their coiffed hair braided, and ornamented (in Park’s case) with a simple crown of three spheres.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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While some programs do ignore people’s broader needs, many others braid housing with social services to get people out of crisis and into help.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
11 Aug. 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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Consider this your go-to pick for minimal fuss—eyebrows look polished and feathered in a simple swipe.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
5 Aug. 2025
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Don’t trample on our Constitution to feather your nests under the guise that more money now means better candidates later.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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With Jaylon Moore leaving in free agency for the Chiefs’ generous payday, Andre Dillard figured to rescue the swing-tackle dilemma upon debuting in practice Monday, only to go on Injured Reserve three days later.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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This certainly hasn’t stopped researchers from trying dearly to figure things out.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 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
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But now the drug is stateside: The families of two young Texas men who died from taking pills laced with the drugs are speaking out.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Two walk-in closets, one mirrored and another laced with wooden drawers and lounge space, round out the wing set across from three other bedrooms—two of which are ensuites.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
9 Aug. 2025
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My hunch is that many who in private criticize Israel or America’s support for Israel never say a word in public, cowed into silence by the sword of Damocles hanging over them — the omnipresent threat of charges of antisemitism.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Everton also made a loan offer, but with several key starters departing after Erik ten Hag left for the Manchester United job in that summer window, new head coach Alfred Schreuder was determined to hang onto Kudus.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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It was covered in red velvet, with gold initials embroidered on front.—
Kate Weinberg
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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Stormi's jacket, mini skirt and bag were all embroidered with the exclusive company's signature crosses and silver attachments.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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“Fillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillet. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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