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verb (1)

Definition of filenext
as in to rub
to make smooth by friction beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist

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file

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verb (2)

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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file

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noun

as in queue
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another a long file of people waiting to get tickets to the game

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Recent Examples of file
Verb
Now, a lawsuit filed by a producer who claims to have worked on the album appears to corroborate those rumors. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026 According to a federal lawsuit filed on July 28, Buc-ee's is suing Beaver's Mini Mart, a small corner store located in the middle of a neighborhood in Beavercreek, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton, for more than two decades. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
Seattle police confirmed that footage from those cameras is part of their homicide case file but declined to release it. — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026 Probably another file from Peter’s plethora of devastating memories. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for file
Recent Examples of Synonyms for file
  1. rub
  2. march
  3. queue
  4. sand
  5. stride
  6. line
  7. polish
  8. column
Verb
  • Use tweezers or a butter knife to rub over the seed head to scrape off any seeds that won’t fall off on their own.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Coat the exterior of the pork with 2 teaspoons salt and 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice, rubbing it into the meat.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of rub
Verb
  • The Odyssey is holding strong in its third week of release, marching assuredly toward the $1 billion threshold at the global box office.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026
  • As the Chiefs marched to a second straight Super Bowl championship and their third in five seasons, Toney watched unhappily.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of march
Noun
  • Contact centers are no longer just the domain of legacy CCaaS platforms patched together with IVR, queues, and ticketing.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The businesses that have figured this out — the ones with performers in the queue, immersive environments, or lines that have become destinations in themselves — aren’t just reducing the pain of waiting.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of queue
Verb
  • For any leader feeling pressure to sand down their edges right now, that is not soft advice.
    — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The rooms All Volcanoes lodges are hand-built and use no machinery (apart from sanding) by their team of builders, carpenters, welders, and fundi/artisans, from the papyrus roof to the bedside lamps.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Definition of sand
Verb
  • The pair of bronzes, designed by James Earle Fraser, each features a nude male figure (one holding a book, the other a bundle of grain) striding next to a Pegasus.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
  • Reed broke from coverage after some light contact and snagged the ball before striding to pay dirt.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
Definition of stride
Noun
  • Still energy proved infectious, with the dugout jumping up and down while greeting him with a line of high-fives.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Control or supervision over the chokepoint has become just as much a red line for Tehran as the right to nuclear enrichment.
    — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of line
Verb
  • This matching set from Amazon does exactly that, featuring a flattering high neckline and breezy cropped pants that are polished enough to wear straight from the airport to your destination.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026
  • While a classic button-down shirt is always timeless, a peplum top offers the same wearability with a waist-defining silhouette that instantly polishes any bottom they’re paired with.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of polish
Noun
  • Renovated in 2005 at a cost of $8 million, the intimate 17-room hotel displays the trappings of Europe’s grandest hotels, starting with an impressive foyer with a Murano glass chandelier shaped like Constantin Brancusi’s infinity column.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The property is full of nods from the Napoleon III-era Second Empire style, with torsade columns, muted greens, terra-cotta touches, and stonework abound.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of column

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