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fillet

[fil-it, fi-ley] / 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

When people hear the word ceviche, they often picture a pristine fillet of fish and a corresponding dent in their grocery budget.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 15, 2026

"They were ordering T-bone steaks, fillet steaks, double desserts, they wanted two brownies on a plate," said Mr Cangelosi.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2024

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

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Inside a waterfront factory, workers in hairnets and blue overalls are sorting freshly caught cod and haddock, and machines process the fish into fillets, mostly bound for Europe.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

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

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

Ezra Klein gets filleted on the regular—same with Maureen Dowd.

From Slate Oct. 7, 2025

The former president filleted him with cool disdain.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2024

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

In the women’s draw it is being generated by a mix of old and young aspirants after the filleting of the top 10 which left only seventh seed Karolina Pliskova upright after six days.

From The Guardian Jul. 8, 2018

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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