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
Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
According to its fiscal 2024 annual filing, the company had roughly 4,985 employees globally.
—Ananya Mariam Rajesh, USA Today, 19 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
Nippon bought all shares of U.S. Steel for $55 apiece, valuing the transaction at $14.2 billion, corporate filings show.
—Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
According to its fiscal 2024 annual filing, the company had roughly 4,985 employees globally.
—Ananya Mariam Rajesh, USA Today, 19 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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The total number of Rite Aid stores that have now been designated for closure has surpassed 800, with the latest round of more than 100 locations unveiled in court documents on Friday.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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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
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No words about it from his lips, on paper or through his social media site.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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And, Toto is now (on paper by one recent estimate at least) a billionaire.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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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
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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 3 Jul. 2025.
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