How to Use filtration in a Sentence

filtration

noun
  • This approach hides filtration, often behind rock walls or in the floor of the pool.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2023
  • The crux of the innovation, though, is the Safeback SBX air filtration system.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Air filtration systems are not always turned on while the plane is on the ground — that's why planes can feel quite stuffy while they're parked at the gate.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The underside of the house is, in fact, a giant reservoir with a filtration system.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
  • High filtration means the mask does a good job of protecting you from those particles and droplets.
    Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Without it, the city would need to spend $6 billion to build filtration plants that would then cost $250 million per year to maintain.
    Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 27 June 2023
  • The home is the first in Texas to feature Delos air and water filtration systems, Carroll said.
    Mitchell Parton, Dallas News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • It's equipped with a whole-machine HEPA filtration system.
    Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
  • This namesake wine is made from 100 percent Syrah that is aged for one year in oak casks and then bottled without filtration.
    Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The special sake used to be brewed through viaa drip filtration in an igloo on the far northern island of Hokkaido.
    Jordan MacKay, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2023
  • As for filtration of the ethanol fumes, Jack Daniel's says that's not currently possible.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Sometimes additives are used to augment that flavor since the filtration process can strip that out as well.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2023
  • And, with its four-stage filtration system and high-efficiency filter, the vacuum works to keep the air in the house cleaner, too.
    Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The empty floors upstairs are layered with boastful stickers such as the one about the building’s A-plus air filtration system.
    Conor Dougherty, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The empty floors upstairs are layered with boastful stickers like the one about the building’s A-plus air filtration system.
    Emma Goldberg Aaron Wojack, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The three-stage filtration system catches particles up to 0.3 microns in size and has a true HEPA filter.
    Kelsey Kunik, Parents, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Instead of teeth, they are filled with long spikes, possibly hairs, that act less like chomping teeth and more like filtration systems.
    Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Up-to-date electrical and air-filtration systems also will be installed at the new building.
    Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2023
  • And inside this disc is sort of a filtration or a blowing system, a reverse vacuum.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The vacuum has 12 cyclones and whole-machine filtration to capture and trap dust and debris.
    Terri Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Are water filtration systems an effective way to get rid of PFAS?
    USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • What sets it apart is its filtration system that captures allergens and fine dust, for cleaner air.
    Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 20 July 2023
  • Natural swimming pools have two key parts: a swimming area and a water filtration area.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2023
  • Last year, TikTok also launched a content filtration tool, designed to give users more control over the kinds of videos the algorithm platforms for them.
    C Mandler, CBS News, 27 June 2023
  • Designed for rooms up to 915 square feet, the purifier uses a triple-tier filtration system to thoroughly clean the air.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The vacuum is also equipped with a five-stage HEPA filtration system that locks in fine dust and other allergens.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The birds feed relentlessly, stalking across the mud flats, beaks sweeping the ground, taking in the muddy water that will be parsed for food through their unique filtration systems.
    Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The lowest area, also known as the swale basin, is the most inundated area, requiring plants that will provide the most filtration and drainage speed control.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The three-stage HEPA filtration system removed 99% of impurities in our test.
    Lindsay Modglin, Health, 7 June 2023
  • Going along with the health and wellness theme, the community will be all-electric and have advanced air filtration systems.
    Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2023

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