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Recent Examples of fillet
The surgeons operated eight times in two weeks, filleting open the back of her leg with a two-foot incision from her glute to her calf.
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Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Working with a regional fish wholesaler, DNR collected more than 2,100 snakeheads and other invasive fish from the lift and sent them off to be cleaned, filleted and offered to local food banks.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
Place the salmon fillets on the sheet pan, skin side down, and drizzle half of the lemon juice over the salmon.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2024
Salmon BLTs Adding salmon fillets to a basic BLT base transforms the sandwich from a simple lunch to a luxe treat.
—Anna Rodriguez, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
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Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Working with a regional fish wholesaler, DNR collected more than 2,100 snakeheads and other invasive fish from the lift and sent them off to be cleaned, filleted and offered to local food banks.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
Place the salmon fillets on the sheet pan, skin side down, and drizzle half of the lemon juice over the salmon.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2024
Salmon BLTs Adding salmon fillets to a basic BLT base transforms the sandwich from a simple lunch to a luxe treat.
—Anna Rodriguez, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillet
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Now, a new Consumer Reports study found carcinogens, a substance that can increase the risk of developing cancer, in synthetic braiding hair.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
27 Feb. 2025
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Use a pea-size amount of braiding gel to define the segment, making the part on your scalp appear crisper. Step 3: Smooth a pea-size amount of twisting cream or gel along the entire small section.—
Annie Blay,
Allure,
13 Feb. 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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They were feathered creatures that ranged in size from pigeons to planes, and the first vertebrates known to have been able to fly.—
Elizabeth Landau,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Here is a sampling: 1795: The Whiskey Rebellion In the early 1790s, Pennsylvania farmers tarred and feathered several government officials sent to collect a new tax on whiskey production.—
David Wharton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article Q: Man, can’t figure this team out at all.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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Both teams entered unbeaten, having given up just 10 goals each all season, so one goal figured to be enough to win.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 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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The space also includes a spa-like bathroom laced with marble features, a private sitting room, an ocean-view office, and dual dressing rooms.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2025
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The lads laced their big chance into an upper corner.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Some might go so far as to contend that the DDE has been a distraction from more vital discussions and has been an albatross hanging over the necks of ethicists and society.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Over the weekend, Yosemite National Park staffers protested the firing of their colleagues by hanging an upside-down American flag on the side of El Capitan, an iconic rock wall.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Grande’s ruby-red performance gown, meanwhile, was a bustier ball gown embroidered with over 150,000 beads, sequins, and Swarovski crystals, and finished with a flowing tulle train.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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During those visits, Zelensky wore a simple sweatshirt—also embroidered with the trident.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Fillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillet. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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