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filter out

verb filters out · filtering out · filtered out

  1. transitive To selectively remove part of something. The sieve will filter out large rocks and grains of sand.
  2. intransitive To come out gradually (e.g. news). The story of last winter's unprecedented snowstorms in Great Britain is slowly filtering out.

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verb To selectively remove part of something

Españolquitar filtrando, eliminar filtrando, tamizar, filtrar, filtrar hacia afuera, filtrar fuera de
Русскийотфильтро́вывать otfilʹtróvyvatʹ, отфильтрова́ть otfilʹtrovátʹ

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@misc{filter_out_2026,
  title = {filter out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/filter%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}