filter

[fil-ter] / ˈfɪl tər /

VERB

separate to refine; seep through

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clean drain dribble leak penetrate percolate permeate refine sift trickle winnow

STRONG

clarify distill escape exude filtrate metastasize ooze purify screen sieve strain

WEAK

osmose soak through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dirty pour

STRONG

pollute

WEAK

collect combine

Example Sentences

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So getting with friends of mine, who are comedians and I always filter it through them, like, what’s funny, what’s not.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

China can filter outputs, but the capacity for open-ended reasoning is embedded in how these systems think.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

These network costs will filter through to household energy bills.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

It also acquired parachute maker Pioneer Aerospace in 2023 and specialty RF filter firm Akoustis in 2025 after each of those companies filed for bankruptcy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Below a certain age, kids don’t have enough guile to filter what their parents tell them in private.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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