filter
noun
any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
filtered
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past participleof filter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof filter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
filternounany substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
Example Sentences
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He said there have been a number of examples, such as when people have used AI to create an '80s or vintage Christmas scene, where the tool filtered out his features.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The general losses in New York filtered through to Asia in the morning but some markets staged a comeback as the day progressed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The filtered water is reused, and the chips break down with the worm castings into a soil amendment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
From there, medbeds filtered out to the rest of the secret-space-program community and to other alternative subcultures, including the New Age world.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
There in the moonlight, as the music filtered through the air, sat the bunny, his eyes intense and staring, an unearthly aura about them.
From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe
