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Recent Examples of fillet
Brush skinless halibut fillets with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillet
Verb
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Read on for the truth about washing your synthetic braiding hair and how to protect your scalp.—
Essence,
Essence,
16 July 2025
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Synthetic or natural hair extensions are then added and braided into the hair.—
Taylor Bryant,
Glamour,
9 July 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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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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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
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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
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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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Normally, stators are wound using manual coil insertion or complex lacing machines.—
Joe Salas
July 19,
New Atlas,
19 July 2025
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And with one out, Jung Hoo Lee laced a two-run triple over the outstretched glove of Teoscar Hernández, who returned to the lineup after missing the last four games with a foot contusion but still seemed hobbled while trying to track the ball down in the right-field gap.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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Early risers on Monday, July 21, will be treated to a striking scene in the eastern sky before sunrise as a slender crescent moon hangs just above brilliant Venus, with the red-orange star Aldebaran completing an equilateral triangle.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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The front wall, upon which the sink hangs, actually conceals the shower behind it.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 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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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 30 Jul. 2025.
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