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.
have been filtering
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present perfect progressiveof filter.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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And with that, Preece is off to talk with his part-time players who have been filtering in during our chat, each of them greeted with a smile and a positive word or two.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2023
“It’s good to see people again,” Dave Gordon, an employee at Wake Up Bondi, a hostel on Sydney’s famous beach, said of the limited number of travelers who have been filtering back in recent months.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
Meanwhile, thousands have been filtering into Livestrong Sporting Park, which has become a hip, new destination for sports fans.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 20, 2012
For the past several years, rumors of Kissin's prowess have been filtering out of the Soviet Union.
From Time Magazine Archive
They have been filtering into this office for more than a year.
From Border, Breed Nor Birth by Mack Reynolds
