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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
Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
The only light that can reach it is filtered through Earth's atmosphere, which scatters short wavelengths of light and bends longer red wavelengths inward.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The facility had a leak at the water filter system.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The space intends to evoke the intimate and contemplative approach that has always defined the Ann Demeulemeester universe, now filtered through Gallici’s vision.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
The only light that can reach it is filtered through Earth's atmosphere, which scatters short wavelengths of light and bends longer red wavelengths inward.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
Try cleaning out your filter and emptying the bin to see if this solves the problem.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The facility had a leak at the water filter system.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filter
Verb
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All the while, Trump stays focused on complaining about the Supreme Court's decision and finding new ways to impose global tariffs that will only further strain our economy and raise prices for Americans.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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With investment returns rising faster than local wages and salaries, the financial disparities threaten to become even more entrenched, furthering demographic shifts already straining the Valley’s workforce, schools and health care systems.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Republican Senate campaigns did not clarify whether the candidates were invited to the event, and the White House did not comment on invitations or attendees.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The new ordinance will be a non-class misdemeanor, but does not clarify how fines or penalties will be implemented, leaving it up to the discretion of law enforcement and the local court system.—
Lynne Hermansen,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps most impressively, the process is also reported to double as a purifier with some optimization.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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This ghost rattles industrial hoses and temporarily melds with an air purifier.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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With concerns rising about lagging childhood literacy rates across the country, Nationwide Children's Hospital has begun screening children's literacy skills starting at age 3 during pediatrician visits.—
MAKIYA SEMINERA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Just remember, prevention starts with screening.—
Marley Flueger,
SELF,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Small fixes prevent messes as information-gathering Mercury turns retrograde in your 6th House of Wellness, nudging you to refine routines and rest your body and mind.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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The idea to package and refine existing technologies in a way users will pay for is a smart one — Computer is the kind of product that the tech industry has been talking about for the last year but hasn’t yet been developed in a way that lives up to the hype.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Death is not a glitch, but a clarifier.—
Arianna Huffington,
Time,
16 Feb. 2026
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At the time of the incident, EPA investigators found crude oil in the treatment plant’s aeration basins, its final clarifier tanks and its fats, oils and greases handling facility.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Bamboo extract lipopeptides form a weightless, protective film that helps fortify the hair fiber.—
Michelle Rostamian,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2026
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These simulations help test how well the algorithms can extract critical details even when the available information is incomplete.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the biblical sense, the refiner’s fire not only destroys, but purifies the slate clean for novel growth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Longer payouts mean more time elapses between when a jeweler buys a customer’s antique necklace, and when that jeweler receives a check from a refiner.—
Maliya Ellis,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Filter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filter. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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