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as in to clarify
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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as in purifier
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Recent Examples of filter
Kevin Brady, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
For some ambience, add these linen curtains that softly filter light.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Danielle Zickl, Health, 12 June 2026
The pool also includes a 1,000-gallon filter pump, a Type III A/C filter cartridge, a ladder, and a cover to keep it clean when not in use.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 6 June 2026
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Verb
As information becomes faster, cheaper and more abundant, the ability to properly filter that information becomes exponentially more important.
—Kevin Brady, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
For some ambience, add these linen curtains that softly filter light.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Noun
The decision marks the first FDA approval of a new UV filter in more than 25 years.
—Danielle Zickl, Health, 12 June 2026
The pool also includes a 1,000-gallon filter pump, a Type III A/C filter cartridge, a ladder, and a cover to keep it clean when not in use.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filter
Verb
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Supporters of the initiative dislike an influx of expatriates from the neighboring European Union, and say Swiss infrastructure, housing, social programs, natural resources and way of life have been strained under demographic growth.—
Jamey Keaten,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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Officials said the expansion has become necessary as growing shipping demand continues to strain the existing facilities.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
Verb
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This story was updated on June 12 to add more details on Ukraine’s current policy against using such fully autonomous drones, and to clarify that Kokhanovskyy’s company Aero Center was not involved in the one-time battlefield test of the technology.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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Meetings multiply because no one has clarified the scope or the score.—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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This air purifier can clean a 470-square-foot room in just one hour.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Don’t miss out on handy gadgets like Apple AirPods with noise cancellation and an air purifier that shoppers with allergies swear by.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Anyone attempting to enter the zone will also be screened.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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The open air screening for some 4,500 spectators will kick-off a summer preview tour across Italy for the film ahead of an August 26 release by 01 Distribution on behalf of Minerva Pictures with Rai Cinema.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
Verb
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The companies also plan to assess suitable alloys and refine manufacturing processes before advancing toward qualification activities.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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That answer to that depends on many factors, including where the primary sources of inflation lie, and how quickly refined usable oil can be brought to market once the Strait of Hormuz reopens.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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One began in March after the department received an anonymous complaint about a valve on an aqua ammonia clarifier tank, not the same tank involved in the explosion, the department said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Death is not a glitch, but a clarifier.—
Arianna Huffington,
Time,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This device accomplishes the feat by extracting two distinct, valuable chemical products from the energy of a single photon of light.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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Quintin said that once MDM is removed from a phone, Verizon probably would not have any other method to extract data from it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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So far, outside of Vulcan, a small number of other companies have been selected, including Korea Zinc, a metal refiner; MP Materials, a Nevada rare-earth mining company; and ReElement Technologies, an Indiana producer of rare-earth elements and battery metals that partners with Vulcan.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
28 May 2026
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, Castro sought a replacement savior closer to home in a 1994 deal with Sherritt International, a Canadian nickel and cobalt miner and refiner.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
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“Filter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filter. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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