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fillet

[fil-it, fi-lay] / ˈfɪl ɪt, fɪˈleɪ /


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You could have customers showing up ordering a feast of fillet steaks because they got an inside tip on your generosity.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 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

Make sure to buy two fish so everyone gets a fillet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

The perfectly red fillet cut sizzles in the pan, its juices releasing a meaty aroma.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025

“It’s a solar hibachi,” Miss Ohio explained, serving up a perfectly done fillet.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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

I’ll stop at Gelson’s, and they’ve got two grass-fed fillets that are relatively reasonable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

Earlier this week, Rainbow Tomatoes Garden, a family-run specialty store that claims the world’s largest selection of tinned fish, announced a seasonal shipping pause on one of their most beloved offerings: salt-cured anchovy fillets.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025

She pulled a bag of frozen fish fillets from the packed freezer and arranged six on a baking sheet.

From "George" by Alex Gino

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

Nita filleted another eel and dropped its carcass into the bucket between them.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

Things have disintegrated since, hastened by the predictable filleting of goods and services to extrude every last cent of value.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Like, even after a lifetime of hooking, catching, gutting, filleting, smoking and eating the fish, he can’t quite believe how wondrous they really are.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2023

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

Mr. Mouland put the birds in the oven, and the men turned to filleting the day’s catch of cod.

From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2016

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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