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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
The tour uses Signify Group’s Threat Matrix service, which is designed to help protect players on social media by detecting and filtering out abusive messages through a combination of AI and human analysts.
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James Hansen, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
This symbiotic pairing allowed the plants to efficiently absorb essential nutrients while simultaneously filtering out toxic heavy metals.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Another $4 million will go toward a program that distributes air purifiers capable of filtering hydrogen sulfide and other pollutants from the toxic cross-border flows.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The event, which will last around an hour, coincides with a blood moon, where stray bits of sunlight filtering through the Earth's atmosphere turn the moon into a striking red color.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
As the moon moves through Earth's shadow, sunlight filtering through our atmosphere bathes it in shades of red and orange, turning the moon blood red.
—Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026
This blood moon phenomenon occurs as a result of the light-filtering qualities of Earth's atmosphere.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Tired of filtering my life through the limits of my body.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
In a nutshell, wastewater recycling works by first physically filtering the water, then subjecting it to reverse osmosis, and finally purifying it with ultraviolet light.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 25 Feb. 2026
James Hansen, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
This symbiotic pairing allowed the plants to efficiently absorb essential nutrients while simultaneously filtering out toxic heavy metals.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Another $4 million will go toward a program that distributes air purifiers capable of filtering hydrogen sulfide and other pollutants from the toxic cross-border flows.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The event, which will last around an hour, coincides with a blood moon, where stray bits of sunlight filtering through the Earth's atmosphere turn the moon into a striking red color.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
As the moon moves through Earth's shadow, sunlight filtering through our atmosphere bathes it in shades of red and orange, turning the moon blood red.
—Stefanie Waldek, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2026
This blood moon phenomenon occurs as a result of the light-filtering qualities of Earth's atmosphere.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Tired of filtering my life through the limits of my body.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
In a nutshell, wastewater recycling works by first physically filtering the water, then subjecting it to reverse osmosis, and finally purifying it with ultraviolet light.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filtering
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All stones start out as crystals that grow or coalesce in the bladder leading to urinary problems manifested in different ways such as straining to urinate, inability to urinate, bloody urination, inappropriate voiding, and more.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Flores said the rising cost of fuel is straining his budget.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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And by the subsequent extensive visit at Massachusetts General, where her father saw 14 doctors in three days, something clarifying happened and changed her perspective.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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Board members voted unanimously to update the terms of the negotiating agreement during the March 10 meeting, mainly clarifying deadlines for site studies and other analysis, but with no assurance that the city’s November deadline will be met.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Price-Isuk also recommends having a family member or loved one with you when visiting a doctor to discuss screening options and concerns.—
Joe Van Ryn,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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According to compliance experts, the success of these individuals in obtaining Binance accounts and sending funds in the first place raises questions about the rigor of the company’s screening program.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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The team plans to continue refining the design and making the system smaller and more efficient.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Madeline Davis went to work on refining the idea, and the couple was ready to launch at the beginning of 2020.—
Debra Skodack,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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The best lens cleaning services If your lens has persistent smudges, fungus on the inside of the lens or internal dust, professional cleaning may be necessary.—
Jacob Little,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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When cleaning protocols break down, those germs can spread rapidly in close quarters.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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This means that even if a fault-tolerant quantum computer becomes available, QPE could still struggle with large molecules because the chance of successfully extracting the correct energy becomes vanishingly small.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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And there’s something offensively tawdry that all of this is in mere service of extracting rent.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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The city has been fining him ever since.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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The city's cart retrieval program, which was formalized in October, can charge stores as much as $50 per cart returned to them, though Republican state lawmakers are looking to stop Arizona cities from fining businesses for the service.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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An employee shifted from cleaning floors to handling a container of food without washing hands.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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To save them, remove the mold by washing them thoroughly with water to remove surface fungi, then spray them with a diluted solution of hydrogen peroxide (1 part hydrogen peroxide to 2 parts water).—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Filtering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filtering. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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