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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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Recent Examples of filter
Ben Coxworth
july 24, New Atlas, 24 July 2025
The plant shut down operations on Monday so the town could move forward on a plan to replace the internal components and filter media of the plant as well as storage tank maintenance, the post states.
—Nora O’Neill 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2025
Kif Leswing, CNBC, 24 July 2025
The source of the filtering material is also important.
—Boluwatife S. Olubusoye, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
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Verb
The scientists began by removing the ashy residue from the ends of used e-cig filters, which were composed mainly of cellulose and PLA (polylactic acid) fibers.
—Ben Coxworth
july 24, New Atlas, 24 July 2025
The plant shut down operations on Monday so the town could move forward on a plan to replace the internal components and filter media of the plant as well as storage tank maintenance, the post states.
—Nora O’Neill 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2025
Noun
The company has also added more screening tools into the iPhone’s software to filter out spam calls and texts.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 24 July 2025
The source of the filtering material is also important.
—Boluwatife S. Olubusoye, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filter
Verb
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After fermentation, the yogurt is strained to remove extra liquid (whey) to produce Greek yogurt.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
22 July 2025
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Meanwhile, persistent staffing shortages, ballooning caseloads, and generational turnover continue to strain the system, which is exactly the kind of pressure driving attorneys to experiment with AI in the first place.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
20 July 2025
Verb
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This mindset sharpens execution, clarifies your narrative and aligns your team around value creation.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Mulford clarified the board vote did not approve an AI plan.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
Verb
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The $205 million project will usher in a new era for the Indianapolis airport, which screened a record 10 million passengers last year and is consistently ranked the best mid-sized airport in North America.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
29 July 2025
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Computer researchers invented the technique in the 1990s to screen bots from entering information into websites, originally using images with letters and numbers written in wiggly fonts, often obscured with lines or noise to foil computer vision algorithms.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Brands need to do a better job in their data analysis to refine their segmentation models so very important customers are recognized and treated as such.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Audiences at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s 22nd annual New Works Festival will be able to view the evolution of seven plays and musicals, as playwrights and composers revise and refine their shows during the festival.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Before 1962, the maximum legal barrel entry proof was 110, but Stitzel-Weller went much further during production to extract and preserve as much flavor as possible.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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By crushing bones and boiling them to extract grease, Neanderthals tapped into a rich energy source, using techniques once thought to belong only to much later human groups.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
Verb
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When treated as a strategic initiative, data migration becomes an opportunity to clean house, eliminate legacy inefficiencies and set the foundation for better analytics, automation and compliance.—
Shiv Kaushik,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Todd, 56, began by discussing an inmate who suffered a lung health issue after allegedly being forced to clean asbestos and black mold without a respirator.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Clifford Trenton pleaded guilty on Sept. 26, 2024, and was fined $85.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
29 July 2025
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Several tourists have been fined for leaving the boardwalks.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
29 July 2025
Verb
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Regular gravel grinding means regularly washing your bike and lubricating the chain.—
Eric Bangeman,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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The water piped into homes is often used for washing clothes, bathing and watering gardens.—
Jake Goodrick
July 25,
Sacbee.com,
25 July 2025
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“Filter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filter. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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