filleting

Definition of filletingnext
present participle of fillet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for filleting
Verb
  • The style is achieved using pre-curled synthetic braiding hair.
    Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 2 June 2026
  • And because of it, braiding is only getting more personal.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • There was a catalog from JCPenney, an EHS yearbook and a copy of the school dress code, which laid out such rules as boys being prohibited from having hair hanging over the top of the ears or lower than their collar and Bermuda shorts being only ones allowed.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
  • Common sense dictates hanging wall cabinets first.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • The touchscreen allows for easy controls and lets users visually preview the design before embroidering starts.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
  • Has Alec been embroidering the truth?
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The very behaviors that created their success—stepping up, taking on more, figuring it out—are the same ones that eventually lead to overwhelm.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The eternally optimistic Canales still seems bullish on Legette figuring things out, but a disappointing start to the season could land him on the trading block by October.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Verb
  • My mother sighed remembering, a faint smile painting her lips.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • And fortunately, Erik Bork, the director of that film, really wanted to check his own biases and echo chambers and invited us and others to help advise him on the script and to ensure that the script itself is not painting a caricature of the characters.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • With too much demand chasing too little supply, average home prices increased by more than 50 percent from December 2020 to December 2025, more than twice as much as wages increased over the same period.
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
  • So, for borrowers chasing a sub-6% rate, comparison shopping may be the simplest place to start.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • An easy 10-minute swim will have you on the fringing reef, with slivers of multi-coloured fish, gliding turtles and epic coral formations.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • But in 2015, that changed when the sea ice fringing this vast, icy continent stopped expanding and began to decline dramatically.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • In the second inning, Daniel Susac added another run to the advantage by lacing a 96 mph double to right, getting Bryce Eldridge across the plate.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
  • Starodubtseva cracked open the tiebreak by lacing a crosscourt forehand right into the corner of the court.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 May 2026
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“Filleting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filleting. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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