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  1. What is the difference between "filtrated" and "filtered"?

    The word "filtered" seems to be much more common than "filtrated". I know that these words derive from "to filter" and "to filtrate". What is the difference in meaning between these two …

  2. Filter by or with? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 4, 2017 · Use by. With suggests the agent by which you will filter (or alternatively, the type of list you want to filter), rather than the criterion.

  3. "Filter by" or "filter according to"? - English Language & Usage …

    Feb 20, 2018 · trier has another translation of "to sort" in which case "sort by" is much more common than "sort according to". The verb "to filter" has a more passive meaning in which the …

  4. single word requests - English equivalent of komorebi (木漏れ日 ...

    Jun 27, 2014 · Is there an English equivalent of komorebi (木漏れ日), which means the sunshine filtering through the leaves of a tree (or trees)? It is made up of three kanji and the hiragana …

  5. Usage of "filter in" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 30, 2022 · I do not find any examples of this usage of filter as a verb with the preposition ‘in’ in OED online (subscription needed) and am not even familiar with ‘filter in’ in relation to traffic, …

  6. meaning - Sieve vs filter? Are they opposites? - English Language ...

    Sep 5, 2014 · I've always understood "Eratosthenes' sieve" metaphorically to be an object; Eratosthenes constructed a sieve, and it is this sieve through which numbers are filtered. That …

  7. Can "filter for x" be used in two opposite senses?

    Jul 2, 2020 · Can "filter for" be used in the following sense: "ABC is very important as it filters for high quality and reliable results." Filter for has been used as filter out: "8. to...

  8. word choice - Verbs to describe how light moves - English …

    Mar 22, 2014 · Morning light filtered earns a respectable 13,200 results, whereas morning light slipped gains only 264 results. If the OP is looking for an expression which is not clichéd, …

  9. Is there a word for the selective removal of items from a list (other ...

    Jun 21, 2020 · Is the filtered-list "the 'new' list of what was filtered out" or "the 'old' list that remains after all the filter-removals"?

  10. formality - Formal way to tell someone they accidentally sent you ...

    I have received an email from someone at work. He’s quite senior and probably would get quite angry to get an “accusing” message like: I wasn’t supposed to get this email. It looks like you …