chamfering

verb

present participle of chamfer
as in beveling

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  1. milling
  2. filing
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  • There are chef’s helpers milling about, ready to answer questions or offer some assistance.
    — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Window closing to find survivors These are the kinds of scenes playing out across La Guaira state, with people milling around in the streets after being left homeless, uncertain of what to do next.
    — Fernando Narro Roman, NPR, 28 June 2026
Definition of milling
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  • Harvard Business School’s Josh Lerner and his co-authors dug into who is actually filing the patents behind the 14 technology areas the Pentagon deems critical—advanced computing, space technology, AI, hypersonics and biotech.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The annual student loan payments savings from filing taxes separately fall to around $3,300 in the second example, down from roughly $7,000 in the first.
    — Annie Nova, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of filing
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