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filter in

VERB
penetrate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crack drill enter go through infiltrate invade pass through permeate pervade puncture seep
STRONG
access bayonet bore charge come diffuse drive encroach force gore impale insert insinuate introduce jab knife percolate perforate prick probe ream saturate spear stab suffuse thrust trespass
WEAK
barge in blow in break in breeze in bust in eat through get in ingress make a hole make an entrance pop in run into sink into stick into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
surrender yield
STRONG
retreat
WEAK
exit misconstrue misinterpret misunderstand take out withdraw

Example Sentences

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The blinds on the east-facing window filter in natural light.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Its premise is all about alignment: Post your face with and without the filter in quick succession—you “pass the test” on social media if your face looks the same both ways.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026

As the delayed stats filter in, most indications confirm the economy has avoided an abrupt downturn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Just buying a water filter can help to reduce exposure, she said - whether that is a jug with a filter in it, or a filter installed into the actual sink.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Then reports began to filter in that the fever had appeared in the “out parts” of Philadelphia, what we would call the suburbs.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy