filing cabinet

noun

: a piece of furniture that is used for storing documents so that they can be found easily

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The collection from Trent Austin Design also includes a standard bookcase and a filing cabinet. Ali Faccenda, People.com, 16 June 2025 Think of this as the filing cabinet next to your desk. Luke Larsen, Wired News, 15 June 2025 These notes, which span just over two years, were found in a portable filing cabinet in her home office after her death in December 2021. Heller McAlpin, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025 Organize financial documents Organize your financial documents in a way that’s easy to access and understand in a filing cabinet or a digital folder. Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025 Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory. Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Apr. 2025 Paper is an ideal breeding ground for mold, especially when tucked into a filing cabinet that’s rarely opened or moved. Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2025 The 1962 Ferrari 330 LM / 250 GTO on offer has a full hand of provenance, matching everything, a filing cabinet full of documentation, parts and service invoices, and a comprehensive history report by Marcel Massini. Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025 The doggo’s nose led Franks to a filing cabinet shared by Special Agents Vera Strickland and Roger Murphy. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 Feb. 2025

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“Filing cabinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filing%20cabinet. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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