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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About 60,000 individuals who have already filed their DC taxes may end up having to refile, the National Taxpayers Union Foundation said.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Boylan was originally charged in December 2020 with 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter, but after the defense objected, prosecutors refiled an indictment on the single count covering all the deaths.
—City News Service, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
The families' attorneys can still choose to refile the lawsuit.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Those charges were dropped and never refiled.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Boylan was originally charged in December 2020 with 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter, but after the defense objected, prosecutors refiled an indictment on the single count covering all the deaths.
—City News Service, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
The families' attorneys can still choose to refile the lawsuit.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Those charges were dropped and never refiled.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for refile
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“Refile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refile. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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