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filter out

British  

verb

  1. (intr, adverb) to become known gradually; leak

    rumours filtered out about the divorce

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There was just enough light filtering out from the cave to show that there were no trees anymore, no houses, no path, no rocks, no clouds, no sky.

From Literature

Older power stations have simply placed a grill across the inlet pipes, filtering out fish, which are killed in the process.

From BBC

“And I don’t want to say it’s disproportionate, but to a certain degree it is. You’re constantly filtering out, is this real danger? You are kind of constantly gaslighting yourself.”

From Los Angeles Times

But it’s important to filter out macro events, short-term headlines, and stock price volatility.

From Barron's

The residents started to filter out of the dining room.

From Literature