filleting

Definition of filletingnext
present participle of fillet

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filleting
Verb
  • It was founded by Maeve Heim, who grew up working in her mother’s African braiding salon.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Slayyy Hair founder Diann Valentine received a $300,000 bill in order to get 26,000 units of braiding hair, her business’ main product, from a port in May 2025.
    Essence, Essence, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • There was the usual assemblage of male and female Anna’s and just a couple of the Allen’s darting out occasionally from the sanctuary of the nearby tree to drink nectar from the hanging feeders.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • At one point, a part of the big-rig was hanging over the railing.
    Tim Fang, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Has Alec been embroidering the truth?
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Hawley and a team of craftspeople worked across the globe embroidering, aging and tinting the costumes for the film.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Some of it is figuring it out as the game goes on, finding hitters’ weaknesses and knowing how to match that.
    Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • And some have backed off from a legal fight altogether and sold their refund rights to investment firms, often at a deep discount, figuring that getting something is better than risk getting nothing.
    Alison Graham Larson, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Vargas is painting freehand with brushes on an extremely textured surface.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The 16th and 17th century wars of religion saw reformers like Martin Luther painting the Roman Catholic Church in apocalyptic terms resulting in much bloodshed and likely persuading the Founding Fathers to include the disestablishment clause in the Constitution.
    Chloe Breyer, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The timing is particularly painful given the significance of what the Bella Twins are chasing.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Volkswagen attempted an anti-tech pro-human message during the Super Bowl with an ad that showed earthy pleasures like dancing in the rain and chasing an ice-cream truck.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Manuel then slipped into a stark white dress overflowing with ruffles and shrugged on a matching lace shawl with long fringing over it—all key elements to bringing his hypnotizing moves to life.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Chromatic aberration is very well controlled, with minimal color fringing even when shooting wide open.
    Tantse Walter, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • If your ideal weekend involves lacing up trail runners and chasing elevation gain, these landmark destinations deserve a spot on your travel list.
    Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
  • On his first album for his own Plastic & Sounds label, the Japanese producer sounds pricklier than ever, lacing hypnotic house and techno with microtonal dissonance and clashing textures.
    Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Filleting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filleting. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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