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
Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
The day after Valle's July 9, 2025, acquittal on the most serious charges, the state filed new reckless manslaughter and reckless assault charges.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
The Pentagon is starting to release files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), or unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
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Verb
Through 2019, searches for death and taxes matched each other, though tax queries drop off after filing season.
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
The day after Valle's July 9, 2025, acquittal on the most serious charges, the state filed new reckless manslaughter and reckless assault charges.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Noun
Congress ordered the Pentagon to begin releasing decades of files on UFO sightings in 2022 as some members of the military shared encounters with unexplained aircraft.
—Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
The Pentagon is starting to release files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), or unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for file
Noun
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Expect to queue as this one’s popular.—
Jaymi McCann,
TheWeek,
8 May 2026
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Submitting a request is inexpensive, and developers often cast a wide net by entering lots of these queues globally to increase the odds of being accepted.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Now, Blanco is a proud member of Oak Lawn’s drum line, which plays at football and basketball games and school concerts.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Both arrived in Tampa Bay as first-round picks charged with bringing violence, swagger and disruption to the defensive line.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Arellano was recognized for opinion writing for his columns illuminating the fear and devastation of local immigrants during last summer’s ICE raids.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Sam Blum explored all this in an explosive column this morning, which lays bare the optimism sold by Angels general manager Perry Minasian.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The killing of Sarvarov, in Moscow, was one of a string of similar attacks.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Her appearance back in her home country comes just days after concluding the European string of shows at the O2 Arena in London.—
Mykenna Maniece,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Magyar—sitting in the front row, rewatching a film that had helped establish him as a global icon of anti-authoritarian resistance—was less than four days away from taking power.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Cyrus Sharifi tallied 6 kills and 4 total blocks as Lexington (13-2) won their 13th game in a row while remaining undefeated in Middlesex League play with a 3-0 win over Winchester.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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