filing 1 of 3

present participle of file

filing

2 of 3

verb (2)

present participle of file
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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filing

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noun

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Recent Examples of filing
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 See All Example Sentences for filing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filing
Noun
  • The budget is a complex document — with money streaming in or drying up from sources with different spending rules.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
  • While the intimate details of Bezos and Sanchez’s prenup are private and confidential, there are several common components likely to be present in the document and its preparations.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • What seemed to me like a slightly boring menu on paper was anything but.
    Sofia Perez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • But what sounds innovative on paper has opened the door to major privacy slip-ups.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • There are multiple forms of heat illnesses, but heatstroke is the deadliest and most dangerous, according to the NPS.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 June 2025
  • Please submit your responses in the form below by June 27.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 23 June 2025

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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filing. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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