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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After the hair is parted into sections, each section is twisted or braided.

— Eden Stuart, Allure, 26 Oct. 2026
Roksanda’s Spring 2027 collection is inspired in large part by textile sculptor Françoise Grossen, whose designs incorporated a lot of dramatic knotting and braiding.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of braid

Verb

The White House under President Biden used to complain when Republicans would go out to ribbon cuttings of projects that were funded by Biden's infrastructure law.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
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

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

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How to Quit Smoking finds Fike at 30, now a dad and still figuring a lot of things out.

— Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
So, sure, the Chiefs might figure to be revived soon with their next three games against the New York Jets (2-6), Atlanta Falcons (3-5) and Arizona Cardinals (3-5).

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

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Sue Spitzer of Rockford had on her pendant made of green glass, which was smooth and glossy on top but laced with tiny white scratches on the bottom.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
In April 2022, Muratov said he was attacked with acetone laced red paint while traveling on a train from Moscow to the city of Samara.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of lace

Verb

There is, of course, an automatic effect to hanging the tabletop pieces in place of the crucifix, their undulating surfaces almost reminiscent of a kind of spiritual abstraction.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Her face appeared through the center of the hand, with blood dripping from her mouth and fake tendons hanging from the wrist.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of hang

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Channel your inner fashion designer by choosing from the 19 color options, selecting two to three initials to embroider on the bag, and customizing the color of your monogram with one of 13 color options, creating a one-of-a-kind design.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2026
Among the most memorable ensembles were a black gown with a skeletal rib cage embroidered across the torso and a floral cape paired with a cathedral-like headdress, injecting funerary imagery into Michele’s signature maximalism.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of embroider

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