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fillet

[fil-it, fi-ley] / ˈfɪl ɪt, fɪˈleɪ /


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My second twist might incite even more gasps: Instead of tuna, bake a handsome fillet of Steelhead trout.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

But if I had to choose my top pick, it would be Cento’s flat fillet anchovies packed in olive oil.

From Salon May 1, 2026

Asked whether a customer could tell the difference, Mariani said: "It is very difficult for a member of the public that is not a trained fish biologist to identify one fillet from another."

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

These oily fish contain essential nutrients including calcium, B12 and omega-3 but some are lost from our diets when we just eat the salmon fillet.

From Science Daily Mar. 20, 2024

His face went crimson inside its helm, where nobody could see it, and he felt a warm glow under the straw fillet which padded his skull.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

First devised in 1828 by English grocer John Osborn, Gentleman’s Relish is a punchy blend of mashed anchovy fillets, butter and a secret blend of spices and herbs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

By gently pulling apart the fillets with forceps and using a dissecting microscope, the team was able to count them accurately.

From Science Daily Apr. 1, 2026

Growing up, my mother would make a simple salad of sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, and lemons, drizzled with salt, served alongside homemade curries, spiced rice and steamed fish fillets wrapped in banana leaf parcels.

From Salon Feb. 7, 2026

The contents of each box varies, but they will have fruit and vegetables along with other items such as salmon fillets, garlic bread, sour cream, chicken and vegetable soup.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2025

Back in the bow he laid the two fillets of fish out on the wood with the flying fish beside them.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

A few days later, Naiser headed home to Louisville, Ky., after a stop in Michigan, where he dropped off the fish—49 pounds, 63.5 inches—to be filleted and mounted.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

"Customers understand that it's a luxury dish," chef Tomoyuki Takashino said from behind the stove as he skewered an eel he had just killed and filleted.

From Barron's Nov. 21, 2025

Martin gets filleted but the Rangers players can't escape censure here.

From BBC Sep. 25, 2025

I cannot overemphasize how dumb it is that Scott finally filleted his reputation in full over this, a trolly Rasmussen poll.

From Slate Feb. 27, 2023

I go up and down the ramp, taking fish off the charter boats, then dropping them off at the top to be filleted for the tourists.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

At first, the farewell - and then the filleting.

From BBC Oct. 28, 2025

Remove any remaining white pith from each piece with a sharp knife and a filleting motion.

From Seattle Times Mar. 22, 2022

But those were mostly the function of an offense unable to hit shots, not a filleting of one of the NBA’s top defenses, as Adebayo had done.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 12, 2021

The River Cottage Experience includes a tour of the organic farm and foraging and cooking lessons, from making bread to curing pork belly and filleting and steaming fish.

From The Guardian Sep. 7, 2019

By the time four bells struck, Sefia was exhausted, but she could wield her Vision with the precision of a filleting knife.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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