FILTERING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

filtering

verb

present participle of filter

as in straining

to pass through a filter steep the tea and then filter it to get rid of the leaves

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as in clarifying

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 filtering Bangkok's preservationists realized that the river could once again become the soul of the city, and creative hoteliers and restaurateurs began filtering back. — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Even more baffling is that American Girl already includes age categories as a method for filtering books on its website. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 Pure Bass Sound while actively filtering out unwanted background distractions. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 After filtering out unwanted particles with plastic, paraffin, and a 2-meter-thick concrete wall, detectors located in a van recorded the shadow of a lead brick pile. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026 Runway collections from Khaite, Altuzarra, Burberry, Ann Demeulemeester and Vaquera set the tone, and those shapes are now filtering into retail. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 In the guest rooms, a floor-to-celing window looks out to an expansive view of Tokyo’s skyline, filtering in lots of sunlight and accentuating the modern, unfussy interiors. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026 Salesforce's latest survey this year shows that a growing number of consumers are delegating product search and filtering to AI agents, with usage of agentic search surging 200% year-on-year. — CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 For me, getting a little bit f---ed up, going out dancing and letting things happen and not filtering everything is really important. — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Gas, groceries, insurance, rent and power bills are eating paychecks, and growth is straining our roads and schools.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Elleson has said Medicare should be primarily for older Americans and has suggested that immigrants are straining healthcare resources.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of straining

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Before meeting with a patient advocate, identify your main objectives – for example, preparing for a transition home, clarifying a treatment plan or understanding medication changes.

— Jennifer Schlinger, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
In November 2025, South Korea proposed talks on clarifying the borderline, but North Korea didn’t respond.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of clarifying

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Thirteen films are screening in International Competition, a dozen of them world or international premieres.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
The doc, screening in the international competition, follows a group of recruits through 45 days of training with Myanmar’s resistance movement.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of screening

Verb

The facility lacks a log for keeping records of cleaning and sanitizing the freshwater tank and system.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
High school sports programs are filled with dozens of volunteers — manning the snack bar, taking tickets, helping provide security, cleaning floors, carrying equipment and taking statistics.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of cleaning

Verb

The Falcon-Emirati model and related tools for speech recognition and extracting Arabic text from images and documents are relatively compact.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Over the past quarter century, foreign direct investment across sub-Saharan Africa has remained relatively flat—around two to three percent as a share of GDP—and most of it has gone to extracting oil, diamonds, and gold and other minerals.

— Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of extracting

Verb

In his appeal, Juszczyk also argued that fining players for pretending to drink beer was hypocritical given the NFL’s beer sponsorships.

— Rick Maese, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Players are simply not going to hold back because their coaches say, or the NFL is fining their beloved club.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of fining

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