as in rubbed
to make smooth by friction
beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist
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as in marched
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 filed
Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
Orbison's lawsuit was filed a day after a similar suit by a Rutherford County teacher fired over her social media posts following Kirk's death.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Five years later, Kardashian filed for divorce.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Lipa's nails were the work of manicurist Kim Truong, who filed the pop star's nails into medium-length oval shape, then created a tortoiseshell effect across Lipa's entire nail.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
Back in 2019, Press was one of the women’s national team players who filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation ahead of the 2019 World Cup in France.
—Matt Marshall, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
McPherson and Hazameh have also filed a lawsuit against the Jurupa Unified School District citing their experience playing and sharing a locker room with Hernandez the previous three seasons.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The supervisors filed police reports.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Dixon filed in California, but Perry’s team said the claims should have been filed in Georgia, where their production was filmed.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Jones filed to run for the Zone 4 board seat in 2020, but bowed out of the race prior to the election.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
Orbison's lawsuit was filed a day after a similar suit by a Rutherford County teacher fired over her social media posts following Kirk's death.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Five years later, Kardashian filed for divorce.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Lipa's nails were the work of manicurist Kim Truong, who filed the pop star's nails into medium-length oval shape, then created a tortoiseshell effect across Lipa's entire nail.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
Back in 2019, Press was one of the women’s national team players who filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation ahead of the 2019 World Cup in France.
—Matt Marshall, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
McPherson and Hazameh have also filed a lawsuit against the Jurupa Unified School District citing their experience playing and sharing a locker room with Hernandez the previous three seasons.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The supervisors filed police reports.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Dixon filed in California, but Perry’s team said the claims should have been filed in Georgia, where their production was filmed.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Filed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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