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
Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
The office still dropped the case days later in a filing that offered no explanation.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Now, the Broward Teachers Union is filing a grievance, which in part challenges whether the meeting violated the state’s Sunshine Law that governs open meetings, President Anna Fusco told the Sun Sentinel.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The possibility of Noem running against Rounds has also prompted discussion among advisers to the president about possibly waiting to make a change to DHS leadership until after next month’s filing deadline, according to one person familiar with the discussions.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
The office still dropped the case days later in a filing that offered no explanation.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
Homeowners may need to make that request even before the property is sold and the timeline for filing a claim can be compressed.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Now, the Broward Teachers Union is filing a grievance, which in part challenges whether the meeting violated the state’s Sunshine Law that governs open meetings, President Anna Fusco told the Sun Sentinel.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filing
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Gates was subsequently asked about the latest documents in an interview with CNN-affiliate Nine News in Australia.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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In response to claims by the prominent late Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, who claimed in court documents that Wexner was among men Epstein trafficked her to, Wexner testified to utter devotion to his wife of 33 years, Abigail.—
JULIE CARR SMYTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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One of his most notable accomplishments was a paper published in 2007 about the presence of water on a distant planet outside our solar system.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The plant was fully integrated into the paper mill’s heat generation infrastructure.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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But in all of these directors’ productions the presence of nonprofessionals is both a pursuit of progress in cinematic form and an emblem of that effort.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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His lab discovered how specific immune system molecules can trigger dangerous inflammation and fuel conditions such as allergic asthma and atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filing. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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