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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
Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
And that change filtered down to their after-school and weekend activities.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2026
Florian Wintterlin, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Executive function skills also help a learner filter distraction, which is something many teachers and families see as a challenge for today’s learners.
—Mary Jean Tecce Decarlo, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Inside the main museum, the galleries are hushed and sunlit, the light filtered through Renzo Piano’s famous roof.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
And that change filtered down to their after-school and weekend activities.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
This also has consequences for power in the relationship between sources and journalists, because sources can bypass the filter, and journalistic coverage is not the only channel to reach a broader audience.
—Florian Wintterlin, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Executive function skills also help a learner filter distraction, which is something many teachers and families see as a challenge for today’s learners.
—Mary Jean Tecce Decarlo, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filter
Verb
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To avoid straining, and therefore hemorrhoids, people can prop their feet up on stools or even stacks of old magazines to create more of a squatting position than sitting on toilets typically creates, Qureshi said.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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The king’s nearly 30-minute speech, which yielded high attendance and support from lawmakers, came as trans-Atlantic relations have been strained by the war in Iran.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This story has been updated to clarify that while the Pittsburgh Steelers won three Super Bowls in the 1970s, Steelers teams of the 1970s were actually victorious in four Super Bowls.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Bears would not clarify publicly what those changes might be.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Think an air purifier to freshen your space, a sleek cordless vacuum for tackling daily messes, and a plush cooling blanket for better sleep.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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That air purifier is still on, every filter change a reminder that nothing about the device, designed to keep me safe, is recyclable.—
Abigail Stone,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But he was screened on the overtime winner from Lane Hutson.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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While several have since reopened, screening a limited number of films, the Nowruz New Year period, a 13-day holiday from March 20, and typically the most important season for the local box office, was severely impacted.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Beyond the familiar career-fair format, students met with employers to workshop their résumés, refine their LinkedIn profiles, and practice interview questions.—
Ashley Bigda,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ending the risk The team will first scale successful technologies, such as mobile inspection platforms and robotic arms, by refining them in Oxford’s labs before full-scale deployment.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Death is not a glitch, but a clarifier.—
Arianna Huffington,
Time,
16 Feb. 2026
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At the time of the incident, EPA investigators found crude oil in the treatment plant’s aeration basins, its final clarifier tanks and its fats, oils and greases handling facility.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Anthropic and OpenAI have accused the startup of illegally extracting capabilities – or distilling – from their models.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Experts have warned regional countries against cozying up to the Kremlin, which often extracts major economic concessions in exchange for assistance.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Each bar is typically stamped with key details, including its weight, purity and the refiner’s hallmark.—
Jessica Walrack,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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As a refiner, your profit lives in the spread between these two prices.—
Karl Montevirgen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Filter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filter. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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