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Recent Examples of filament
While the filaments moving toward Earth are in the bluer, high-energy part of the visible light that human eyes can see, the filaments moving in the opposite direction appear more red.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
These results were possible thanks to an innovative technique involving Chandra data that allows hot filaments to be distinguished from other structures.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Instead, the fungi’s mycelium–the underground network of filaments similar to plant roots that absorb nutrients–is the most bioluminescent.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2025
Day 23 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: a spray of glowing filaments.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
These results were possible thanks to an innovative technique involving Chandra data that allows hot filaments to be distinguished from other structures.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Instead, the fungi’s mycelium–the underground network of filaments similar to plant roots that absorb nutrients–is the most bioluminescent.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2025
Day 23 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: a spray of glowing filaments.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filament
Noun
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Adding fruit on the side or mixing it into your cereal boosts fiber content even more. 4.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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According to a report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Fashion for Good, these materials could constitute 8% of the total fiber market by 2030, equivalent to approximately 13 million tons.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Filigree is just you, bending some small piece of wire.—
Sandra Jordan,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Dakota Kai Dakota Kai hit a dive to the outside before Raw went to break, but poor Dakota tripped on a camera wire.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Many commenters on this Reddit thread seemed to be on the same page.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
18 Feb. 2025
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But this exploration undercuts the poignancy of Girls on Wire, adding a third, more opaque thread, to the film’s two clearer ones.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Filament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filament. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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