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 filtering
Because a baby’s eyes are still developing, the lenses inside of them are not as effective as an adult’s at filtering out UV rays.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Fiorio gave no indication that the manual gearbox has any hope of filtering down through Maserati’s production lineup.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 18 June 2026
That means, depending on the particular lake, the water might be filtering through limestone underground before emerging, or the bottom of the lake might be mostly limestone, not squishy mud.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Because the 2019 study found filtering levels and lens tints differ widely between brands, shoppers who want stronger filtering may need lenses with a visible yellow tint.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
Screen time has many people asking whether their contact lenses can do double duty by filtering blue light along with correcting vision.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
These shallow, planted depressions capture and absorb stormwater runoff, filtering it through soil and plant roots before returning it safely to the ground.
—Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
Each time the leaves trembled, the sunlight filtering through them also wavered.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-23111, is located in nf_tables, a subsystem of the Linux kernel that provides packet filtering capabilities.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Fiorio gave no indication that the manual gearbox has any hope of filtering down through Maserati’s production lineup.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 18 June 2026
That means, depending on the particular lake, the water might be filtering through limestone underground before emerging, or the bottom of the lake might be mostly limestone, not squishy mud.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Because the 2019 study found filtering levels and lens tints differ widely between brands, shoppers who want stronger filtering may need lenses with a visible yellow tint.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
Screen time has many people asking whether their contact lenses can do double duty by filtering blue light along with correcting vision.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
These shallow, planted depressions capture and absorb stormwater runoff, filtering it through soil and plant roots before returning it safely to the ground.
—Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
Each time the leaves trembled, the sunlight filtering through them also wavered.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-23111, is located in nf_tables, a subsystem of the Linux kernel that provides packet filtering capabilities.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filtering
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In the constituency’s main town of Ashton-in-Makerfield, 200 miles (320 kilometers) northwest of London, some voters echo Reform claims that recent arrivals are straining housing and public services.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Either way, the machine is straining.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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Meanwhile, on June 11, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department released a statement clarifying that Mexican authorities had not contacted them about the tip or the search efforts.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
12 June 2026
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The former couple issued a joint statement to Us Weekly, clarifying that the clip is not representative of their five-year relationship.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Family history, race and other risk factors may warrant earlier screening.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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The film, starring Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Alexander Filippenko, Anatoli Beliy, Andris Keišs and Vytautas Kaniušonis, debuted at Cannes, then played in the 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival before screening at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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With his irresistible positivity, Towers, who’s spent years refining his craft, still feels like someone at the start of a much bigger story.—
Ali Lerman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Committee Chair Rhodesia Ransom, D-Tracy, said the Local Government Committee was expected to continue refining the measure and would also work with State Fire Marshal Daniel Berlant to address the hobby rocketry concerns.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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But Lally is still happy to handle the cooking and cleaning herself.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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When cleaning an oven with vinegar, choose standard household white vinegar and avoid concentrated or high-strength formulas.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
13 June 2026
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The tool summarizes conversations across Slack channels, extracting insights from messages, documents and files.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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This device accomplishes the feat by extracting two distinct, valuable chemical products from the energy of a single photon of light.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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As 404 Media reports, Northern District of Mississippi judge Sharion Aycock berated everybody involved in a sanctions order, ultimately fining them, canceling the trial, and barring half of them from appearing in the district’s court for two years.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
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In other words, the league no longer wants to be in the business of fining people for playing Cody Williams and John Konchar in the fourth quarter, or listening to other GMs whining about it.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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While this would be a great thing under normal circumstances, the woman has broken two nice glasses and does a terrible job of washing everything — leaving food particles on the silverware and lipstick on coffee cups.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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As people express their grief, social obligations compel them to help prepare the deceased for burial, including touching and washing the body, as is traditional in the affected countries; visit the deceased’s family; and attend funerals.—
Katherine Marshall,
STAT,
12 June 2026
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“Filtering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filtering. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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