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Recent Examples of fillet
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.
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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
There’s more than one way to fillet a fish.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023
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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
There’s more than one way to fillet a fish.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillet
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For her second wedding in 1964, Elizabeth Taylor wore a marigold yellow chiffon baby doll dress — her hair braided down her back and strewn with flowers.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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What’s more, the braiding design creates an easy focal point for the eye to travel, which can add a layer of good storytelling to your space.—
Jacorey Moon,
Architectural Digest,
21 June 2025
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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
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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
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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
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But actual Meadow Lane residents, like Ken Griffin and Leon Black, were nowhere to be found; the only ones who appeared to hear the question were a pair of ospreys feathering their nest on top of a mansion chimney.—
Stephanie Krikorian,
Curbed,
23 June 2025
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Manager Aaron Boone, however, figured that hitting bombs against his former team must have felt nice for Bellinger.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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And with depth at the position an issue, Nixon figures to log a heavy workload once again.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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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
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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
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In the past couple of years, the volume of sewage flows, laced with contaminated stormwater, noxious chemicals and trash, has been the highest in the last quarter-century, worsening conditions for those living and working nearby.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Drug experts say 119 million people in the U.S. do not consume fentanyl or illicit drugs that might be laced with fentanyl; people who don't consume illicit drugs aren't at risk of dying of an overdose.—
Maria Ramirez Uribe,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But with so much uncertainty hanging over consumer brands and over consumer spending right now, Prime Day 2025 feels like the most unpredictable Prime Day ever.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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But what else do Angels fans have to hang onto these days?—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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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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Her name embroidered in white across her bunk in Bubble Inn.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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“Fillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillet. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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