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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
Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
The inner activated carbon filter catches invisible particles and helps to neutralize odors from cooking, pets, smoke, or your teenager’s gym bag.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
NaturaSynth, by comparison, lets no more than 1% of blue light to filter through, according to Lenovo.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
But for now, there’s no filter between the velvety-ness of the charcoal and the viewer.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
The inner activated carbon filter catches invisible particles and helps to neutralize odors from cooking, pets, smoke, or your teenager’s gym bag.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
These certifications show that the system has been proven to filter out the specific contaminants in your water.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
NaturaSynth, by comparison, lets no more than 1% of blue light to filter through, according to Lenovo.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filter
Verb
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The 'why wall' In a room at Fort Jackson next to the paved outdoor area where trainees strain through sweaty workouts, one wall is covered in scribbled-on sticky notes.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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The problem often develops from straining during bowel movements, with diet and weight playing a major role.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Later Cox said a person of interest was in custody and being interviewed, and clarified that the person was not the man booked on the obstruction charge.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Of the 118 valid responses from patients, 108 indicated the ChatGPT summaries clarified details about the original report.—
Kate Ruder,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Our testers noted that the air purifier is very quiet, and Amazon shoppers agree.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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An air quality expert demonstrated how to build an air purifier with a box fan for people struggling with smoke in their homes.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Hawke talked about the challenge of that transformation in a post-screening Q&A of the film at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival with director Richard Linklater (a frequent collaborator) and costars Bobby Cannavale and Andrew Scott.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Right now, the best options for screening for ovarian cancer are transvaginal ultrasounds, an imaging procedure to get a detailed look at the organs in the pelvis, and testing blood for CA-125, or cancer antigen 125.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Video refereeing has only just been introduced in Liga F, Spanish women’s football’s top flight, but through a VAR-lite system still being refined.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Armani, who had already introduced unstructured jackets for men and women, was part of the generation of designers who ushered in a less formal fashion era, one that would allow men and women to look refined without looking stuffy.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The last time Congress faced a deadline to extend government funding, Senate Democrats flinched, giving Republicans the votes needed to avert a government shutdown without extracting any concessions.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Abboud and his mother, whose name is Najlaa, were safely extracted from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, though the location has not been disclosed in this reporting for their protection.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For a remarkable 19 out of the 20 most important strategic minerals the IEA tracks closely—including gallium, graphite and rare earths—China is the leading refiner, with an average market share of 70%.—
Fatih Birol,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Valero, an oil refiner that has jumped about 25% this year and yields another 3%, could have 7% more upside, according to Goldman.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Doctors struggle to access complete patient histories, researchers spend months cleaning inconsistent datasets, and hospitals face spiraling costs just to keep outdated systems running.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Here are nine things that can be cleaned in 10 minutes or less.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Filter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filter. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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