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
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
McKnight filed for custody of Dominique and her sibling in 2020, The Charlotte Observer reported previously.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
The trial was moved to Tarrant County after the defense filed a successful change of venue motion.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Abnormalities in legal filings Questions began to emerge about the Nevada County cases last summer, after a judge noticed abnormalities in references to legal precedent in a brief filed by a prosecutor.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The initiative was intended as a more aggressive continuation of similar efforts launched under President Joe Biden, whose attorney general Merrick Garland had filed criminal charges against Hamas.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
The National Trust and other groups also have filed suit to block those plans, arguing that the center failed to go through adequate review.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Reddit has filed one of two constitutional challenges to the social media ban in the Australian High Court.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
The Swansea Police Department is investigating and school officials filed a report with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.
—CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Kansas City councilman Nathan Willett also filed to run for the seat after Graves’ announcement.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
McKnight filed for custody of Dominique and her sibling in 2020, The Charlotte Observer reported previously.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
The trial was moved to Tarrant County after the defense filed a successful change of venue motion.
—Emerson Clarridge
updated March 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Abnormalities in legal filings Questions began to emerge about the Nevada County cases last summer, after a judge noticed abnormalities in references to legal precedent in a brief filed by a prosecutor.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The initiative was intended as a more aggressive continuation of similar efforts launched under President Joe Biden, whose attorney general Merrick Garland had filed criminal charges against Hamas.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
The National Trust and other groups also have filed suit to block those plans, arguing that the center failed to go through adequate review.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Reddit has filed one of two constitutional challenges to the social media ban in the Australian High Court.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
The Swansea Police Department is investigating and school officials filed a report with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.
—CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Filed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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