as in to braid
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Recent Examples of fillet
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.
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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
The catfish is now filleted and in Courtright’s freezer.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 May 2024
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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
The catfish is now filleted and in Courtright’s freezer.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillet
Verb
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The solution is simple: Vary the height and position of your ponytail or braid slightly each time.—
Philipp Wehsack,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2025
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Mayers was dressed in a grey suit with his hair braided and kept a straight face, at times reclining back in his chair during the opening of the trial.—
Deon J. Hampton,
NBC News,
24 Jan. 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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Here is a sampling: 1795: The Whiskey Rebellion In the early 1790s, Pennsylvania farmers tarred and feathered several government officials sent to collect a new tax on whiskey production.—
David Wharton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Crosby feathered a pass for Karlsson, but Gibson’s acrobatic left-pad save preserved the Ducks’ edge at the second intermission.—
Andrew Knoll,
Orange County Register,
24 Jan. 2025
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But Christine and Pam [Koffler] at Killer Films are just so indefatigable in their insistence that there’s going to be a way to figure this out, again.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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James and Doncic have only played together for two games so far, giving them plenty of time to figure everything out.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 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
Verb
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The former is a saucy reparto and the latter, has more pop elements laced with the Cuban-urban genre.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
8 Feb. 2025
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It’s laced with powdery notes of iris, and given just a hint of delicate, fruity sweetness with an infusion of ambrette seeds.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Every film frame can, if hung over a bed, lull you.—
Carlos Valladares,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Yet this might be a win-win situation for a team that needs a bridge quarterback and a fading star who isn’t ready to hang ’em up yet.—
Mike Jones,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Grande’s dress—a short, collared style in tulle and crinoline, embroidered with weaves of natural raffia, organza flowers, and straw trimmings— is from Christian Dior’s spring 2025 couture collection, which was designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri and debuted in Paris just last month.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
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The trousers include a small cartoon embroidered into the pocket.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Fillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillet. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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