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.
has filtered
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present perfectof filter (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Smoke from blazes in northwestern Ontario has filtered down to Toronto, the provincial capital.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Food-inspired fashion has filtered down from luxury designers like Dolce & Gabbana which embraced it late last decade, says Lorynn Divita, an associate professor of apparel design and merchandising at Baylor University in Texas.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Not having experienced the war ourselves, we're dependent on what has filtered down to us through our parents: scant, often disjointed details devoid of context and a true accounting of the loss involved.
From Salon ● May 12, 2024
But Met curator Ian Alteveer has filtered his selection through another of Brown’s long-standing preoccupations: the “intertwined themes of mirroring, still life, memento mori, and vanitas.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
Many a man's soul has filtered up through salt-water off these shores, lad, because he talked less of his memories than his troubles—but you won't betray me, boy!…
From Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel by Will Levington Comfort
