as in to braid
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Recent Examples of fillet
Last week, Labrador and his father celebrated Labrador’s recovery by filleting and eating the frozen mutton snapper, lobster and yellow jack that was caught on the day of his injury.
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Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Fish are electronically stunned unconscious and bled out, then cooled again and filleted mechanically.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Vegetables are uprooted from the ground, fish filleted, water fetched from a well.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Each morning at 3 AM Lopez is at the Fulton Fish Market and all his orders are at the restaurant kitchen by 7 AM to be weighed and cut up, scaled and filleted.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Fish are electronically stunned unconscious and bled out, then cooled again and filleted mechanically.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Vegetables are uprooted from the ground, fish filleted, water fetched from a well.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Each morning at 3 AM Lopez is at the Fulton Fish Market and all his orders are at the restaurant kitchen by 7 AM to be weighed and cut up, scaled and filleted.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillet
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Keefe’s vivid account of the Troubles in Northern Ireland braids the stories of the 1972 disappearance of mother Jean McConville in Belfast and of Dolours Price, a young activist who joined the Provisional IRA, and their long aftereffects.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Three major ranch families’ stories braid together in Ransom Canyon along with several other subplots such as one between Lizzy Greene’s head cheerleader and Garrett Wareing’s Lucas Russell.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 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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That this Heat team will almost certainly somehow still end up in the playoffs, technically, certainly would feather any argument against the NBA’s four-team play-in round.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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Carlsson emerged from a battle with possession, weaving into the neutral zone and feathering a pass to Killorn.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Michigan product doesn't ever figure to be much of a force as a pass-rusher, though, and teams may not want to invest a first-round pick on a one-dimensional player.—
Bryce Lazenby,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Without the freedom to experiment, fail and figure things out the hard way, the products, software, and systems that are normative in our day-to-day experience would have never come into existence.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 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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Seasoned runners and beginners lacing up for their first long-distance race both need the right gear to get to the finish line.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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At his peak, Rich Harrison was an unstoppable percussive force, lacing artists like Amerie and Beyoncé with breathless, stars-shooting instrumentation for some of their greatest hits.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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When the Wolves started the 2024 playoffs, dread hung over the fan base about the prospects of a series against the Phoenix Suns, who dominated them in the regular season.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Our plates were empty, but a golden goose hung over our heads.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Both styles feature the soft salmon hue and black square intarsia drawn directly from the album cover, with a finishing touch of Bon Iver’s signature embroidered at the hem of the sweater.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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The naming even extended to beach and pool towels that my mom would embroider with labels like Sandy Feet, Zinnias, or Golden Hour to help everyone differentiate their towel.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Fillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillet. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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