as in to rub
to make smooth by friction
beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist
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as in to march
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
to the strains of that familiar music, this year's graduating class filed into the auditorium
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Recent Examples of file
Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
Because the federal government has jurisdiction over the entire country, groups can file lawsuits against the government in a wider array of districts than in typical cases.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2025
Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Some developers prefer to live in the command line interface (CLI), eschewing the flashy graphics and file management features of IDEs.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
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Verb
The indictment, filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Young, charged her with a single count of conspiring with other individuals to commit wire fraud, 26 counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering.
—Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
Because the federal government has jurisdiction over the entire country, groups can file lawsuits against the government in a wider array of districts than in typical cases.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2025
Noun
The Intensive Care unit at a California hospital is seen in this file photo.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Some developers prefer to live in the command line interface (CLI), eschewing the flashy graphics and file management features of IDEs.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for file
Noun
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For men, the style queue has been legendary, apart from novel technology.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The queue for the new Test Track includes a trio of concept cars from General Motors, dating from 1900.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.—
Joe Sutton,
CNN,
10 Feb. 2023
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The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.—
Brady Slack,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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The Let’s Toast series, inspired by the ESSENCE column, centered the stories of Black folks making waves in the wine industry, in tequila, and those who’ve embraced sober living in their lives and businesses.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Since a string of high profile accounting scandals, including Enron, rocked markets in the early 2000s, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 materially increased the ongoing compliance and reporting burden for public companies.—
Christopher Perkins,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Shares of Moderna were down more than 30% for the year entering Monday, fueled in large part by a string of moves by the Trump administration to change vaccine policy and undermine immunizations.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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Albania ranks at the bottom for the second year in a row, with just 16.0% of its sites classified as excellent—a sharp drop from 41.2% last year.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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This is Judge’s sixth 30-homer season and his fifth in a row.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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“File.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/file. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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