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
Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The two investigators spent six months poring over thousands of documents in case files for crimes that were never solved.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Once malicious files are live, response times often lag.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Amanda’s job is to find out what is in those files that could harm their case.
—Ayan Artan, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
Back Up Important Data Keep secure backups of important files and system states.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The files also contain the unredacted personal information—including Social Security numbers—of dozens of people, seemingly published accidentally, though the National Archives site now suggests this was an inevitable result of the transparency effort.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Sources also said that the files are voluminous.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
While Bondi pointed fingers at the FBI in New York, many more files exist in other jurisdictions.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
This is iFi’s flagship portable DAC and headphone amp aimed at anyone who wants the ultimate sound from digital music files on the move.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The two investigators spent six months poring over thousands of documents in case files for crimes that were never solved.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Once malicious files are live, response times often lag.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Amanda’s job is to find out what is in those files that could harm their case.
—Ayan Artan, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
Back Up Important Data Keep secure backups of important files and system states.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
The files also contain the unredacted personal information—including Social Security numbers—of dozens of people, seemingly published accidentally, though the National Archives site now suggests this was an inevitable result of the transparency effort.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Sources also said that the files are voluminous.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
While Bondi pointed fingers at the FBI in New York, many more files exist in other jurisdictions.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for files
columns
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Bollards – short, stout columns of metal or concrete used as street barriers – were being replaced on Bourbon Street ahead of the Super Bowl in February.—
George Petras,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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Reading one of his columns, Avery had a question about the internet.—
Aaron Gilbreath,
SPIN,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Files.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/files. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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