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Recent Examples of fillet
The surgeons operated eight times in two weeks, filleting open the back of her leg with a two-foot incision from her glute to her calf.
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Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Working with a regional fish wholesaler, DNR collected more than 2,100 snakeheads and other invasive fish from the lift and sent them off to be cleaned, filleted and offered to local food banks.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
Place the salmon fillets on the sheet pan, skin side down, and drizzle half of the lemon juice over the salmon.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2024
Salmon BLTs Adding salmon fillets to a basic BLT base transforms the sandwich from a simple lunch to a luxe treat.
—Anna Rodriguez, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
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Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Working with a regional fish wholesaler, DNR collected more than 2,100 snakeheads and other invasive fish from the lift and sent them off to be cleaned, filleted and offered to local food banks.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
Place the salmon fillets on the sheet pan, skin side down, and drizzle half of the lemon juice over the salmon.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2024
Salmon BLTs Adding salmon fillets to a basic BLT base transforms the sandwich from a simple lunch to a luxe treat.
—Anna Rodriguez, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillet
Verb
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Instead, think about braiding the hair, putting it in a ponytail or adding special items, like Mardi Gras decorations.—
Carlie Kollath Wells,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Hair is braided into cornrows, and extensions are sewn in. Micro-Link Extensions: Small beads attach hair strands to natural hair without glue or heat.—
Allure,
Allure,
24 Feb. 2025
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Here’s a peek at the new flavors and some of the ingredients that inspired them: Lemon curd & whey This light and citrusy flavor uses whey as a substitute for lemon juice to make lemon curd that ribbons throughout the ice cream base.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
24 May 2023
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Introduce the color in small doses: a throw on the couch, ribbon on a wreath, trim around a lampshade, or even gift wrap on the packages.—
Savanna Bous,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Nov. 2022
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The path led across a watery prairie feathered with saw grass.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Mar. 2025
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Fowler feathered a lead pass for Bolduc, who had gained speed in the neutral zone and effortlessly split two Ducks defenders, Jacob Trouba and Pavel Mintyukov, to dart in on goal and bank the puck off Dostál and into the net.—
Andrew Knoll,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Stefanski is a solid coach and the defense has been solid over the years, but until the offense figures things out, the Browns will remain at the bottom of the division.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Many viewers were no doubt scratching their heads trying to keep up and figure it all out, even as Jeff Probst explained on screen why certain people could not vote or draw at certain times.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Today, that plant is one of thousands on the grounds, a place where monarch ferns frill around the auburn necks of melinonii philodendrons and buttercream and magenta orchids hang like pendants from a jabuticabeira, its spreading copper limbs blistered with purple fruit.—
Michael Snyder Pedro Kok,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2024
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The collection, which will surely be talked about as the best of the entire week, was an unflinching reminder that a serious depth of femininity — the frilled, bedazzled, artistic kind — should never be mistaken for weakness.—
Gabrielle Korn,
refinery29.com,
13 Feb. 2020
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Deploy antisemitic dog whistles — like minimizing the scale of the Holocaust or lacing speeches with Jewish stereotypes — that signal to domestic antisemites that the far-right retains its historic commitments.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
19 Mar. 2025
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Since the mid-Nineties, he’s repeatedly reinvented R&B, hip-hop, and pop, lacing classics by the likes of Aaliyah, Justin Timberlake, and Jay-Z with skittering beats, future-shock synths, and his outrageous ear for samples and hooks.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But Bright said there are many more projects in various stages of permitting by the federal government that have question marks hanging over them.—
Matt Egan,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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But along with the angry calls and Facebook messages, Vito’s has been praised and thanked for hanging the illustration.—
Lorena O'Neil,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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Whether in silk, embroidered, in Lurex, or covered in glitter and sequins, socks were everywhere — from Miu Miu to Valentino to Rabanne.—
Sandra Salibian,
WWD,
17 Mar. 2025
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In his Facebook profile picture, the fighter is seen in fatigues embroidered with what appears to be HTS insignia.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Fillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillet. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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