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as in to clarify
to remove usually visible impurities from
after frying the chicken, we filtered the oil and kept it in the refrigerator to use again
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as in purifier
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Recent Examples of filter
Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Everything that a doctor does in The Pitt is filtered through how their character would practice medicine in that moment, and that’s a real skill in a big ensemble show.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
This means that filter-feeding oysters would have been able to pass all of Chesapeake Bay’s water through their gills in one day, Mann and Lockwood calculated.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Use buttons to filter wildfires; tap markers for details.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Everything that a doctor does in The Pitt is filtered through how their character would practice medicine in that moment, and that’s a real skill in a big ensemble show.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
Adams, a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, developed his current technique during the pandemic, using industrial netting to push and filter paint through layers of pigment, creating dynamic, textural compositions that blur the line between control and chance, the news release stated.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
This means that filter-feeding oysters would have been able to pass all of Chesapeake Bay’s water through their gills in one day, Mann and Lockwood calculated.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filter
Verb
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The pause grants the White House more time to argue its case against the mandate, which critics say could have strained federal resources, while supporters viewed it as essential to safeguarding food security for millions of low-income Americans.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Hundreds of flights across the United States are delayed or canceled today as the ongoing federal government shutdown continues to strain air travel operations.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Republican leadership faces mounting pressure to address internal divisions, clarify the GOP's platform and offer policy alternatives for key issues like health care, the cost of living and economic insecurity.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Regular honey is processed by filtration and heating, which removes or inactivates many of the beneficial compounds in honey, but clarifies it and prolongs its shelf life.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Placing your air purifier in a central location away from walls and checking and cleaning your filter regularly will help maximize your purifier's performance.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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The small version of this air purifier was one of the most popular items among AD readers in 2023, and now, the model made for large rooms is almost 15% off.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These input filters are designed to screen incoming user queries and prompts for harmful, leading, or manipulative language.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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The series finale, which will now screen in select theaters nationwide and stream on Netflix simultaneously beginning New Year's Eve, runs around 2 hours in length.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Researchers say MaybeRobot's development has now stabilized, allowing the hackers to focus on refining NoRobot's stealth.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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If search reliability drives a beat, update evergreen explainers and refine the internal links that help readers stay oriented.—
Malana VanTyler,
Ascend Agency,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The amount of space between garden soil particles is so minuscule that container plants struggle to send their roots into it and extract nutrients from it.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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Historically, concrete production depended heavily on natural sand and gravel extracted from riverbeds, a practice that led to severe environmental degradation in some regions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In Juneau, Alaska, Holland America works with a local biofuel refiner to turn cooking oil into fuel, not only shipboard but for some of its tour buses.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
29 Oct. 2025
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The remaining cacao nibs are heated, ground to a paste, and mixed with the barest amount of sugar and, if making milk chocolate, milk powder, before being transferred to a refiner.—
Aleksandra Crapanzano,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her goal in including hygiene items and cleaning supplies in the pantry is to ensure families don’t need to choose between nutrition and other forms of self-care, Ortega said.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Depending on how often your household uses your microwave, the inside should be cleaned at least once a week with dish soap and hot water on a microfiber cloth.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Filter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filter. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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