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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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
“They came through the stereo, speaking loudly into my ear, filtered through the added beauty of a child’s brain taking that all in.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Chris Lofts, the site manager, said the waste was first filtered before having water added and being fed into a digester to create methane.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Cross polarized light microscopy uses specially filtered light to reveal structures that may be difficult to see with ordinary microscopy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Ophie sat in a chair, one that she had moved so that it sat in the sunlight that filtered in from the windows.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
