as in rubbing
to make smooth by friction
beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist
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as in marching
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 filing
Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The documents say that as of filing, the county had received 13 detainers and at least nine people had been transferred into ICE custody.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Zane Sanchez, a tax manager with the accounting and business advisory firm Snyder Cohn, says it could be considered anyone making more than $200,000 or $250,000 for married couples filing jointly.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
In an email included with the petition, Stuart does point to a California law barring the filing of frivolous requests for sanctions against opposing attorneys.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The documents say that as of filing, the county had received 13 detainers and at least nine people had been transferred into ICE custody.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
In September 2021, the Murdaugh patriarch was arrested and charged with insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and filing a false police report.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Zane Sanchez, a tax manager with the accounting and business advisory firm Snyder Cohn, says it could be considered anyone making more than $200,000 or $250,000 for married couples filing jointly.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filing
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Charging documents alleged Lillig fraudulently activated 436 Visa gift cards worth about $155,000 over the five years.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
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The palazzo’s library contains vast archives with ledgers, documents and correspondence to and from merchants, agents and buyers across the world.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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So does a scene in which a nonverbal, neurodivergent member of the community named Ghazal (Bartley Booz) eats a piece of paper that’s probably Peter’s suicide note.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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After the couple handed Clarkson a paper with their vows and requested her to read it, the three-time Grammy Award winner joked that she wasn’t officially allowed to officiate.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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GCCs, in their earliest form, were remote offices handling finance, procurement and IT services for global firms seeking to cut operational costs.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Maybe this is another form of catastrophizing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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