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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And instead of relying on the local soil, they would pot the plants in a material made from coconut fiber, with nutrients and filtered water provided via drip-irrigation technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Tim Andrews said the transplant gave him "hope" and spared him months of needing to go to hospital to have his blood filtered by a dialysis machine.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Flores, whose only public comments had for months been filtered through his legal team, agreed to speak with The Times, detailing the toll that the prior year and a half had taken on him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Smoke from blazes in northwestern Ontario has filtered down to Toronto, the provincial capital.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
As he rounded the corner, the sound of muffled laughter filtered out from near the Dumpsters.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
