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
Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 8 May 2025
Rodney filed another complaint against Barry White’s estate, who first filed a copyright infringement suit against him.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 8 May 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
State police investigated the incident and presented a case file to Crews to determine if the officers acted lawfully, the release states.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2025
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Verb
In 2010, Billy Ray filed for divorce, but eventually withdrew his petition a few months later.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 8 May 2025
Rodney filed another complaint against Barry White’s estate, who first filed a copyright infringement suit against him.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
Avoid downloading software or files from untrusted sources and always double-check links before clicking them.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
State police investigated the incident and presented a case file to Crews to determine if the officers acted lawfully, the release states.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for file
Noun
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As such, Samsung owners waiting in a queue behind Pixel owners is ridiculous.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The weekend is here, which means a fresh batch of movie and TV titles are in the queue.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
8 May 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2025
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If the media environment is fragmented, so, too, is the Democratic resistance itself: split, as Kang wrote in this column, in February, among incompatible strategic impulses; severed from a discredited Party establishment but uncertain where to go next; fundamentally leaderless.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
Noun
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There are standard-fare drums, strings, and piano, played like a cheesy showtune for a Disneyland cafe that serves misshapen chicken nuggets.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
14 May 2025
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Kaster plays a woman coming to terms with the death of her sister, whose life is turned upside down by the arrival of a mysterious man, determined to solve a string of murders committed by a motorcycle-riding killer.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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Norby, Sanchez and Edwards each had two hits and Kyle Stowers belted a solo homer for the Marlins, who have lost three in a row and 13 of their last 16 overall.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2025
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Here’s how 40 executives voted For the second year in a row, The Athletic canvassed 40 executives across baseball to build our front office rankings.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“File.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/file. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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