filtering

verb

Definition of filteringnext
present participle of filter
1
as in straining
to pass through a filter steep the tea and then filter it to get rid of the leaves

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2
as in clarifying
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filtering
  1. straining
  2. clarifying
  3. screening
  4. refining
  5. washing
  6. distilling
Verb
  • He was forced to leave the game in the final minutes of the Pelicans’ Play-In Tournament loss to the Lakers last season after straining his left hamstring.
    William Guillory, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Le Pen's remarks often sparked public outrage, but his influence shaped France's populist movement, with his inflammatory statements, including Holocaust denial, resulting in multiple convictions and straining his political alliances.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of straining
Verb
  • This now four-game winless run has been clarifying for the progress of the Maresca project.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The bill would update several pieces of language in existing law, clarifying requirements such as metal bars on doors and windows, adding sufficient interior lighting and authorizing law enforcement to access dealers’ security systems during an active investigation.
    Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of clarifying
Verb
  • No one enjoys repetitive, laborious tasks like screening thousands of résumés.
    Raj Mukherjee, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Colorado, for instance, passed a law this year regulating AI’s usage in high-risk scenarios like screening applications for jobs, loans and housing.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of screening
Verb
  • Human teams can improve the reliability of specific knowledge agents by refining data sources and prompts.
    Michael Wegmüller, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The end of the year is another critical period for refining your retirement strategy.
    True Tamplin, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of refining
Verb
  • The establishment had health hazards including raw food stored over cooked food, inadequate hand-washing facilities, expired food items and a lack of food-handler certifications.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The establishment did not have proper hand-washing facilities for employees.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of washing
Verb
  • After all, visually expressing your whole self in a single hairstyle is nearly as difficult a task as distilling your essence into your now-defunct online dating profile once was.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Born in 1812 to former slaves, and with only three months of formal education, Still went from working as a day laborer to distilling roots and herbs to practicing medicine.
    Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of distilling
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