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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
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025
On a recent afternoon, firefighters filtered into the room where up to 20 of them squeeze around the kitchen table before the shift change each morning.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Emily Orofino, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
These paper filters cannot be cleaned but cleaning the remaining components will extend the life of the wick filter.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2025
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Verb
As the disk begins to occult T Tauri North, the star's light will be filtered through the gas and dust, and begin to be absorbed at certain wavelengths by molecules within the disk.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025
On a recent afternoon, firefighters filtered into the room where up to 20 of them squeeze around the kitchen table before the shift change each morning.
—Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
Thanks to the combination of mineral and chemical filters, there’s zero white cast—just a silky, fast-absorbing formula that leaves skin looking dewy but still comfy.
—Emily Orofino, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
These paper filters cannot be cleaned but cleaning the remaining components will extend the life of the wick filter.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filter
Verb
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Flagsticks leaned like willows, straining to hold their ground.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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The quality of mercy is tough to measure, but the quantity of mercy has not been strained in Washington recently.—
Belinda Luscombe,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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Zelenskyy did not clarify whether humanitarian aid had been paused.—
SAMYA KULLAB,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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The message, sent to workers across different agencies in a week of transition, surprised recipients, including some who mistook it for spam, leading some agencies to follow up to clarify with staffers.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The film will screen in the Americas, Europe, Asia and United Arab Emirates, starting March 19, while it will be released in Australasia and other countries in the Middle East at a later date.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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Theaters in Australasia and other countries in the Middle East will screen the film at a later date.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2025
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Atlas, which is still in early stages, will be able to autonomously post on social media platforms, community manage, and gauge sentiment online to refine its creative process.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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And then just the value of this program to be able to refine their voice and teach them to use their voice in that way.—
Mará Rose Williams,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
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Miners work to extract coltan at a mine, near Rubaya, in DR Congo's North Kivu region, on April 12, 2023.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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That leaves the other two ways of extracting equity as reasonable options.—
Nerdwallet,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Use a disinfecting wipe to clean the inside and outside of the garbage can.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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Some viewers gave good reasons for waiting to clean.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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On Thursday, the agency said a cleaning contractor, QSI LLC, was fined $400,000 after investigators uncovered that children were working overnight sanitation shifts at meatpacking plants across eight states.—
Minnah Arshad,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Federal Trade Commission has fined the publisher of Genshin Impact $20 million for allegedly deceitfully marketing loot boxes to children and illegally collecting their data.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
18 Jan. 2025
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Gently wash your face with a mild, rosacea-friendly face cleanser twice daily.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
27 Jan. 2025
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Dispose of the ammonia, wash the grates with hot soapy water, dry them well, and return them to the stovetop.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Filter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filter. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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