refile
verb
re·file
(ˌ)rē-ˈfī(-ə)l 
refiled; refiling
: to file (something) again
refile a case in a lower court
refiling misfiled documents
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The federal government then refiled the lawsuit in the city specified by the judge; that case is ongoing.
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Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The case was first dismissed May 15, 2025, but Elward refiled the case.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The judge left it up to Baldoni's and Lively's legal teams to sort out whether Lively can refile the emotional distress claims later on.
—Gma Team, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
That allowed attorneys representing Lyons’ family to refile their complaint alleging Charter — the parent company of Spectrum News 13, an Orlando Sentinel news partner — failed to protect Lyons the day he was sent to cover the killing of 38-year-old Natacha Augustin in Pine Hills.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
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Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The case was first dismissed May 15, 2025, but Elward refiled the case.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The judge left it up to Baldoni's and Lively's legal teams to sort out whether Lively can refile the emotional distress claims later on.
—Gma Team, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
That allowed attorneys representing Lyons’ family to refile their complaint alleging Charter — the parent company of Spectrum News 13, an Orlando Sentinel news partner — failed to protect Lyons the day he was sent to cover the killing of 38-year-old Natacha Augustin in Pine Hills.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Refile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refile. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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