fillet

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Recent Examples of fillet Brush skinless halibut fillets with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025 So the 27-year-old took hold of the ball and filleted her way through Chelsea’s midfield, skipping over the lunging tackle of Niamh Charles (haggard through this contest) without so much as a nod of recognition. Megan Feringa, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 In the case of Pelagia, higher temperatures are critical, for example for turning the skin and bones left behind after filleting fish, into a watery soup which is then dried and transformed into a fine, dry powder for animal feed. Nick Nuttall, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 For people new to fishing this can be intimidating, but filleting your catch is not that difficult. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for fillet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillet
Verb
  • According to a Consumer Reports study, cancer-causing carcinogens were found in 10 of the most popular braiding hair brands.
    Essence, Essence, 31 July 2025
  • Among the festivities, which attracted kids of all ages from kindergarten through 12th grade, were carnival rides, games, a bounce house, face painting and on-site haircuts and braiding services.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 28 July 2025
Verb
  • Here’s a peek at the new flavors and some of the ingredients that inspired them: Lemon curd & whey This light and citrusy flavor uses whey as a substitute for lemon juice to make lemon curd that ribbons throughout the ice cream base.
    oregonlive, oregonlive, 24 May 2023
  • Introduce the color in small doses: a throw on the couch, ribbon on a wreath, trim around a lampshade, or even gift wrap on the packages.
    Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2022
Verb
  • Don’t trample on our Constitution to feather your nests under the guise that more money now means better candidates later.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2025
  • For most pet parents, design choices meant to accommodate their furry (or feathered, or scaled) friends are relatively simple ones: choosing performance materials that can withstand chewing, clawing and general-purpose romping, and color palettes that camouflage fur.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Jordan Roa and Terrell Baptiste, a transfer from Massachusetts, figure to get most snaps at quarterback.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
  • It wasn’t written into law, but the markets figured Uncle Sam would come to the rescue if there were trouble.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • Today, that plant is one of thousands on the grounds, a place where monarch ferns frill around the auburn necks of melinonii philodendrons and buttercream and magenta orchids hang like pendants from a jabuticabeira, its spreading copper limbs blistered with purple fruit.
    Michael Snyder Pedro Kok, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The collection, which will surely be talked about as the best of the entire week, was an unflinching reminder that a serious depth of femininity — the frilled, bedazzled, artistic kind — should never be mistaken for weakness.
    Gabrielle Korn, refinery29.com, 13 Feb. 2020
Verb
  • Mars’s atmosphere is 95 percent carbon dioxide and laced with nitrogen, among other elements and a smattering of toxins.
    Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
  • Some practical updates were unavoidable, though, several of them laced with sadness.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • There are racks with graphic tees hanging and a coffee table book topped with the spring 2025 issue of The Cut — naturally, Bad Bunny is the New York Magazine offshoot’s cover star.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Zinc panels hung between sliding glass doors are a nod to a classic Hamptons beach house with its rows of teensy shingles.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 31 July 2025
Verb
  • Her name embroidered in white across her bunk in Bubble Inn.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 14 July 2025
  • For her wedding ceremony, Kate wore a tulle, off-the-shoulder gown with her initials embroidered on it.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 14 July 2025

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“Fillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillet. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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