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
Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
In order to change venue, a motion should be filed with the judge assigned to the case.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Maria Noel Fernandez, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
The hacking group appears to have exploited vulnerabilities in a system used by the Los Angeles city attorney’s office, enabling the group to make off with nearly 340,000 files, according to the sources familiar with the case.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Like other major clients of private law firms, the city requires invoices to be filed electronically.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
In order to change venue, a motion should be filed with the judge assigned to the case.
—Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
The caseworker who knows a family’s file.
—Maria Noel Fernandez, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
The hacking group appears to have exploited vulnerabilities in a system used by the Los Angeles city attorney’s office, enabling the group to make off with nearly 340,000 files, according to the sources familiar with the case.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for file
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Seeing customers lined up waiting outside a run-down restaurant down the street, McLamore joined the queue and got what other people were getting, a couple of quarter-pound hamburgers on five-inch buns topped with lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, pickles, onions and ketchup.—
Steve Patterson,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The pandemic special is not available online, but why not queue up this lyric video version for a pick-me-up?—
Jennifer Armstrong,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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The league’s survival won’t be on the line, but the club’s relevance in the Denver market — arguably the country’s most successful right now — very much could ride on a positive result on Saturday.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
18 Apr. 2026
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As my photos of his shocking, horrific accident show, in an instant Stevens’ dragster turned sideways, crossed the center line, veered back towards the protective wall along the right side of the track and crashed violently into it.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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The white curved walls offset with those two Miami Beach electric-blue mosaic columns, a single rose and an ADT home security sign took my eye.—
Jerald “Coop” Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Despite its compact layout, the Vanguard also manages to cram a column of programmable keys on the left side of the keyboard.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
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Two men are in custody in connection with a string of high-end residential burglaries in Weston that investigators say are part of an organized South American theft group targeting wealthy communities across the country.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Although it was affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Siesta Key—part of a string of islets along Florida’s southwest coast—is well on its way to recovery.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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And the two stars, who at first seem to be playing in different registers with O’Hara launching her punchlines towards the balcony and Byrne aiming for the second row, harmonize to deliver a master class in physical comedy.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Flying into Singapore over the weekend gave me a front row seat to the literal sea of cargo ships sitting idle in the Port of Singapore.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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“File.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/file. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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