FILED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

past tense of file

as in rubbed

to make smooth by friction beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist

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verb (2)

past tense of file

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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La La filed for divorce from the NBA star back in 2021, citing irreconcilable differences, according to TMZ, which first reported on the settlement Wednesday. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026 Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to federal court documents in Dallas. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026 Rhoades, convicted and sentenced to death in 1999, had filed numerous appeals over the following decades. — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Their European confederation filed, welcoming the exclusion, and set out the case in detail. — Maria Brozman, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 Some residents near the launch facilities have long expressed worries about disruptive sonic booms — which can be as loud as gunshots and register as small earthquakes — and collectively filed a lawsuit this year. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 The companies each filed their lawsuits in federal courts in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Jose, California. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 Insurance agent Ken McFeeters filed a lawsuit challenging the senator’s eligibility based on residency requirements, but the lawsuit was dismissed. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026 Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Henry County District Attorney's Office to determine if charges should be filed. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

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The bird is brined, steeped in two separate marinades, rubbed with jerk paste, then smoked low and slow over pimento wood imported from Jamaica.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Cameron was clearly upset, and walked off after his chat with Julianne as Burgess rubbed his back.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026

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In steady rain and silence, thousands marched in Novi Sad on Sunday in a gesture of respect for the victims.

— MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
At dawn on October 18, 1776, four thousand British and Hessian soldiers marched along the narrow country road that followed the high ground the rock sits on.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

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Whatever marks that remain after pulling the supports away and curing the parts are easily ground or sanded away.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
The craftsmanship is on full display, as each spindle is made from solid wood and hand-sanded a few times to show the thorough detailing.

— Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of sanded

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Not only is Robert Carlock and Sam Means’ NBC sitcom designed to squeeze in as many jokes as the human brain can process in 21-minute chunks, it’s also carefully paced and polished to keep those jokes as superb and surprising as possible.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
Her rich, raven-black shade was polished to a mirror-like shine.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

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Their data is based on information that is scraped from state and county health departments, along with other resources, so its figures are ahead of reports from the CDC.

— Dhruti Shah, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Details from my résumé had apparently been scraped from the internet, and commenters were debating my intentions.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

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