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
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
In a filing last week, its attorneys said that the lawsuit is meritless, and that its broadcast and a preview on Face the Nation were protected by the First Amendment.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 June 2025
Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The Justice Department is ordered to consider filing federal lawsuits and joining lawsuits filed by private parties to challenge suspect DEI programs.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Verb
At the time of the appeal's filing in December 2024, JD Vance was already serving as vice president-elect.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
In a filing last week, its attorneys said that the lawsuit is meritless, and that its broadcast and a preview on Face the Nation were protected by the First Amendment.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 June 2025
Noun
The Justice Department is ordered to consider filing federal lawsuits and joining lawsuits filed by private parties to challenge suspect DEI programs.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The Justice Department is ordered to consider filing federal lawsuits and joining lawsuits filed by private parties to challenge suspect DEI programs.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filing
Noun
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Android tablets are also more appropriate for storing documents, photos, and other files than smart TVs are.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 July 2025
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In 1966: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act into law, which allows the American public to request and access federal agency records and documents save for exemptions pertaining to national security and personal privacy.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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The two trips took 14 to 18 hours longer, on average, than the other journeys the gull took during the week-long tracking period, according to the paper.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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Seniors and disabled persons likely make up the lion’s share of the nearly half a million Americans still receiving paper Social Security checks.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Here’s what these intense forms of love reveal about us.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Her soft-hued shadow juxtaposed a black wing, which took the form of a thick tail reaching from her outer eye corner to her temple.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
5 July 2025
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filing. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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