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
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Court documents reveal new details Court documents filed late last week provide some new insight into the case, as well as into Mendoza Hernandez’s background.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The outspoken councilmember, whose district includes Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, Los Feliz, Silver Lake and the San Fernando Valley, filed her paperwork on February 7.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
The messages were exchanged in a staff WhatsApp group during the summer of 2018, around the same time that Abraaj filed for liquidation.
—Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Police intervened, but prosecutors never filed indictments.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Republicans have filed multiple legal challenges against the effort.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Tianrui Liang, 21, is accused of violating a federal law that restricts photographing defense installations without authorization, according to court documents filed in the Eastern District of New York.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
When the investigation was completed in 2018, it was revealed that no criminal charges could be filed.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Cops have no control over false complaints being filed against him, the lawsuit states.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Court documents reveal new details Court documents filed late last week provide some new insight into the case, as well as into Mendoza Hernandez’s background.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The outspoken councilmember, whose district includes Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, Los Feliz, Silver Lake and the San Fernando Valley, filed her paperwork on February 7.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
The messages were exchanged in a staff WhatsApp group during the summer of 2018, around the same time that Abraaj filed for liquidation.
—Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Police intervened, but prosecutors never filed indictments.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Republicans have filed multiple legal challenges against the effort.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Tianrui Liang, 21, is accused of violating a federal law that restricts photographing defense installations without authorization, according to court documents filed in the Eastern District of New York.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
When the investigation was completed in 2018, it was revealed that no criminal charges could be filed.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Filed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filed. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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