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
Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 May 2025
After a decision comes down, Google is expected to file a request for a stay of the remedies.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 30 May 2025
Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 4 June 2025
Court records said at the time of the stop Knight had a search waiver on file and Perry had an active felony warrant out of Baxter County.
—Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
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Verb
Players showered up, then slipped into Lululemon sweats embroidered with the Olde English D.
The club filed out the door one player after another, marching on like this was business as usual.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 May 2025
After a decision comes down, Google is expected to file a request for a stay of the remedies.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 30 May 2025
Noun
The feature can also be used to find exact text matches in file names, camera models, and captions of photos.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 4 June 2025
Court records said at the time of the stop Knight had a search waiver on file and Perry had an active felony warrant out of Baxter County.
—Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for file
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Then, at 11:00 a.m. ET, everyone in the waiting room will be randomly assigned a place in the purchase queue.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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With summer, and the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, coming up in the beauty queue, the fade-proof, waterproof, and transfer-resistant liners couldn’t have launched at a better time.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
5 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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Newsletter subscribers will get my column before anyone else does and their questions will be prioritized for future editions.—
Sigal Samuel,
Vox,
2 June 2025
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Broken flower stems and shorn columns symbolize early death.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Yet the influences aren’t only dance-oriented: The sounds of ‘80s British pop are everywhere, along with flourishes of Queen in her vocals and especially blasts of late-period ABBA in the lush strings, synth arpeggios and European melodies; there’s also a big dollop of Madonna and Gaga in its DNA.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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But machines only speak the language of binary, strings of 1s and 0s that control electrical impulses in the computer’s hardware.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
6 June 2025
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Tuesday marked the third day in a row of deadly incidents at the distribution center.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 June 2025
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There were nine Hispanic men in the car with him, including some sitting a row of seats in the cargo area, and none had identification, the indictment said.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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“File.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/file. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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