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filter out

Verb

Meaning

remove by passing through a filter

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Most human beings have enough sense to know that if they work in a city that has a serious smog problem, it's wise to either stay indoors or at least wear a mask that will filter out the poison. But cigarette smokers have their own little concentrated toxic smog pack that they don't avoid. Ray Comfort

You've got to go with what feels instinctive and true to your heart, and filter out all of the other stuff. Alison Goldfrapp

I feel like I missed my era, because I remember the time when black people uplifted each other and looked for the positives. I feel sorry for the people who live their lives in the negative default setting because they filter out what's good, and that's no way to live. Michael Jai White

If you are an outsider looking at India, learn to filter out both the irrational exuberance and the excessive pessimism. We're subject to both. You will become manic-depressive if you follow our moods. Raghuram Rajan

As human beings we have a tendency to filter out information that does not match up with our preconceived beliefs, including the supremacy of our organization. Adrian Gostick

It's not about how much movement you do, how much interaction there is, it just reeks of credibility if it's real. If it's contrived, it seems to work for a while for the people who can't filter out the real and unreal. Fred Durst

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