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as in strained
to pass through a filter
steep the tea and then filter it to get rid of the leaves
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as in refined
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 purified
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Recent Examples of filtered
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As the moon is covered by the inner part of Earth's shadow during the eclipse, sunlight not blocked by Earth is filtered through a thick slice of Earth's atmosphere before reaching the moon's surface, NASA explained.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Non-chill filtered and bottled at 109 proof with a retail price of $249.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Starring Mike Myers as a lone-wolf ogre, the film filtered familiar storybook icons through a farcical lens.
—Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
As sunshine filtered through the trees at a national park in the Central African Republic, a mother lion walked along followed by her three cubs.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Loch Lomond just relaunched an 18-year-old expression that is lightly peated, and Glen Scotia reintroduced a 15-year-old whisky that is unpeated and non-chill filtered.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
People filtered into the street Saturday afternoon, sitting on blankets and patio chairs to listen to the performances.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
The survey of over 18,500 people from around the world and across all age groups was filtered to pull the responses of people born from 1997 to 2012 to rank the best cities for Gen Z to live in.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Background noise is consistently filtered out so the speaker's voice can be heard more clearly.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As the moon is covered by the inner part of Earth's shadow during the eclipse, sunlight not blocked by Earth is filtered through a thick slice of Earth's atmosphere before reaching the moon's surface, NASA explained.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Non-chill filtered and bottled at 109 proof with a retail price of $249.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Starring Mike Myers as a lone-wolf ogre, the film filtered familiar storybook icons through a farcical lens.
—Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
As sunshine filtered through the trees at a national park in the Central African Republic, a mother lion walked along followed by her three cubs.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Loch Lomond just relaunched an 18-year-old expression that is lightly peated, and Glen Scotia reintroduced a 15-year-old whisky that is unpeated and non-chill filtered.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
People filtered into the street Saturday afternoon, sitting on blankets and patio chairs to listen to the performances.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
The survey of over 18,500 people from around the world and across all age groups was filtered to pull the responses of people born from 1997 to 2012 to rank the best cities for Gen Z to live in.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filtered
Verb
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Nadler, the most senior Jewish member of the House, told the Times that Israel's war in Gaza has eroded Democratic backing and strained his own pro-Israel stance.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Add to that the fact that the relationship between father and son is already somewhat strained by their different ways of seeing the monarchy, and this could present an obstacle to reconciliation for King Charles and Prince Harry that’s hard to get over.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
2 Sep. 2025
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Govee has refined the software from previous models to improve the brightness and color accuracy, and the lights are more durable now.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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Video refereeing has only just been introduced in Liga F, Spanish women’s football’s top flight, but through a VAR-lite system still being refined.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sustainability tours offer a behind-the-scenes look at the renewable building materials used to construct the lodge, as well as a tutorial on how the 240 solar panels, 10 water turbines, and 48 energy storage units provide renewable energy and purified water.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
26 Aug. 2025
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Lifestraw estimates that the Escape can deliver 1 liter of purified water per minute.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When it was screened earlier this year, the majority of audiences were women.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Hill said the tests all came back clear, but that she wasn’t screened for GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) or other drugs that are commonly used as date rape drugs.—
Kelly Puente,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Abboud and his mother, whose name is Najlaa, were safely extracted from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, though the location has not been disclosed in this reporting for their protection.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Once extracted, the team combined all of the shell remnants into a microgel similar to many standard skincare products.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Gerald Genta Minute Repeater A pure minute repeater – without other high watchmaking functions as part of a grand-complication package – is a rare thing.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Invisible pollutants unleashed To simulate real-world conditions, the researchers placed unused masks in beakers of ultra-pure water and left them at room temperature for 24 hours.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The company clarified that there was no widespread hack, and the rumors likely stemmed from a mix of unrelated security alerts and social media exaggeration.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Phillips and an attorney for several of the victims clarified there is no current plan to make the survivors’ list public, although survivors intend to share with federal authorities.—
Emily Goodin,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Due to the potential risk to people who handle diquat in undiluted concentrations, the EPA requires certain workers to wear protective clothing, including respirators and protective eyewear.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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Maturing is a mixed blessing, but failing to mature is an undiluted curse.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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“Filtered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filtered. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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