as in rubs
to make smooth by friction
beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist
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as in marches
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 files
Harry Booth,
Time,
26 June 2026
Lawmakers zero in on a billionaire Wall Street player as the Epstein files hearings continue.
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Kaylah Jackson,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
The way this most commonly works is that the party who loses in a lower court files a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court.
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The Conversation,
24 June 2026
No bombshells so far in the latest Pentagon batch of declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena files.
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Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
OpenAI confidentially files for IPO.
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John Kell,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Each year, the Cuban government files a complaint with the United Nations over harms caused by the longstanding embargo.
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Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
Kim has called for creating a public disaster insurance program and advocated for preventing companies from raising rates after someone files a home or auto insurance claim.
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Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
Union files grievance A Triangle Services operations director confirmed this week that the company employed an average of 24 security guards under the Ramsey County contract.
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Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
And with a solid 16GB of RAM and a generous 1TB SSD to work with, this laptop has enough memory and storage to house all your files and multitask up a storm.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
Parin Patel, who is based in Milpitas, is the agent for the ownership entity, according to city files.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
In total, the F4-425 Pro can hold up to a maximum of 120TB of data with the advantage of splitting storage across HDD and NVMe bays so that files for video editing or current projects can be stored on the ultra-fast SSDs, while archive files and backups can be stored on the HDDs.
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Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The files were sent to Guinness World Records, which announced the record Friday.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Deputies arrested Lucas after the IT director at Lucas’ employer, RoMac Building Supply, found files on his computer during an upgrade, including what appeared to be inappropriate photographs of adults and adolescent girls, according to the arrest report.
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Sara-James Ranta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Earlier this month, House oversight committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) asked the esteemed lawyer to appear before the panel and testify on the Epstein files.
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David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2026
Mandelson was removed as Ambassador and arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office following revelations uncovered in the Epstein files.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Verb
When a citizen files a police report and shares it with Gabriel, the company hands the victim relevant footage with faces blurred.
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Harry Booth,
Time,
26 June 2026
Lawmakers zero in on a billionaire Wall Street player as the Epstein files hearings continue.
—
Kaylah Jackson,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
The way this most commonly works is that the party who loses in a lower court files a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court.
—
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
No bombshells so far in the latest Pentagon batch of declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena files.
—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
OpenAI confidentially files for IPO.
—
John Kell,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Each year, the Cuban government files a complaint with the United Nations over harms caused by the longstanding embargo.
—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
Kim has called for creating a public disaster insurance program and advocated for preventing companies from raising rates after someone files a home or auto insurance claim.
—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
Union files grievance A Triangle Services operations director confirmed this week that the company employed an average of 24 security guards under the Ramsey County contract.
—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
Noun
The sheriff's office reopened portions of the investigation roughly three years ago, reviewing thousands of case files and conducting interviews with Mansfield with assistance from federal and state authorities.
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Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
And with a solid 16GB of RAM and a generous 1TB SSD to work with, this laptop has enough memory and storage to house all your files and multitask up a storm.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
Parin Patel, who is based in Milpitas, is the agent for the ownership entity, according to city files.
—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
In total, the F4-425 Pro can hold up to a maximum of 120TB of data with the advantage of splitting storage across HDD and NVMe bays so that files for video editing or current projects can be stored on the ultra-fast SSDs, while archive files and backups can be stored on the HDDs.
—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The files were sent to Guinness World Records, which announced the record Friday.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Deputies arrested Lucas after the IT director at Lucas’ employer, RoMac Building Supply, found files on his computer during an upgrade, including what appeared to be inappropriate photographs of adults and adolescent girls, according to the arrest report.
—
Sara-James Ranta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Earlier this month, House oversight committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) asked the esteemed lawyer to appear before the panel and testify on the Epstein files.
—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2026
Mandelson was removed as Ambassador and arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office following revelations uncovered in the Epstein files.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for files
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Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
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The plastic bristles coax out loose hair as your cat rubs against it.
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The battles continue as House of the Dragon marches through its third season.
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The tower’s top is wrapped in blocky text — an excerpt from a 2015 speech that Obama gave to mark the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches that Obama has described as one of his most meaningful.
Noun
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For example, Netic, a platform that serves HVAC contractors and plumbers, uses AI to analyze job queues and reassign crews based on urgency, location and availability.
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Getting used to my personal queues on how to execute every pitch.
Verb
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Sawdust sprays as Matt Sams meticulously sands the edges of a balcony railing that will soon be affixed to the front of a house.
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Chapman sands his board occasionally to remove this top layer of funk.
Verb
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Your father strides into the dining room, harried, shiny black hair parted to one side, his fingers buttoning the cuffs of his starched white collared shirt.
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Nick Sirianni strides across the asphalt at a breezy pace, seemingly as serene as an on-the-job NFL head coach can ever be.
Noun
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Steel columns throughout the terminal are structured similarly to trees, and the area is lit by constellation lighting reminiscent of the Appalachian night sky.
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Dust columns could be seen in two capital neighborhoods with typically busy restaurants and other businesses.
Verb
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Through processing that polishes the individual wool fibers, the technology allows wool to have more luster, a softer hand feel, drape and elastic recovery.
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Expect to see even tinier dots and minuscule French tips atop jelly polishes in summery shades like fuchsia and blood orange.
Noun
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
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Cruise lines have increasingly invested in their spa offerings in recent years.
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