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
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
According to a complaint filed by the DA’s Office in the murder for hire case, Taylor was promised $500 to kill Preston Holmes.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
The families of three nonverbal students who were physically abused by a bus aide while traveling to school in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against their children's former school.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Now, the store could become a gym, according to documents filed with the city of Boise.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
Mlala also filed a waiver report but it has not been reviewed by a judge.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Development permits filed in August with the city of Charlotte show project plans for eight charging stalls at the store on Galleria Boulevard.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
It's been two weeks since Day filed his petition to disqualify Wardlaw, and the Pulaski County Circuit Court has yet to schedule a hearing.
—Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
The family of Texas man Michael Sheehan filed a lawsuit in June, detailing a 2024 crash in Baytown in which Sheehan’s vehicle left the road, struck a culvert and caught fire.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
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The sheriff’s office has rejected Cal-OSHA’s application of the law, and last summer filed a lawsuit in Yuba Superior Court challenging the subpoenas.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
According to a complaint filed by the DA’s Office in the murder for hire case, Taylor was promised $500 to kill Preston Holmes.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
The families of three nonverbal students who were physically abused by a bus aide while traveling to school in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against their children's former school.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Now, the store could become a gym, according to documents filed with the city of Boise.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
Mlala also filed a waiver report but it has not been reviewed by a judge.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Development permits filed in August with the city of Charlotte show project plans for eight charging stalls at the store on Galleria Boulevard.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
It's been two weeks since Day filed his petition to disqualify Wardlaw, and the Pulaski County Circuit Court has yet to schedule a hearing.
—Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
The family of Texas man Michael Sheehan filed a lawsuit in June, detailing a 2024 crash in Baytown in which Sheehan’s vehicle left the road, struck a culvert and caught fire.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Filed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filed. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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