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
Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The filing comes as both sides finish discovery.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
That means proactive tax compliance planning is more important than ever, including ensuring current compliance by filing all required returns, paying any outstanding liabilities, and meeting foreign asset and accounts information reporting obligations.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The filing notes that the women are not yet ready to file a civil lawsuit because their attorney, former Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, has requested records about the jail conditions under the Missouri Sunshine Law, but Ray County has provided only partial documents so far.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The filing comes as both sides finish discovery.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
In addition to the other crimes, court documents note Denis allegedly aided in filing false joint tax returns in 2018, 2019 and 2020, resulting in claims of hundreds of thousands of fraudulent refunds each year.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
That means proactive tax compliance planning is more important than ever, including ensuring current compliance by filing all required returns, paying any outstanding liabilities, and meeting foreign asset and accounts information reporting obligations.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filing
Noun
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So far, the committee has issued 10 subpoenas and released a slew of documents from Epstein’s estate and over 30,000 pages from the Department of Justice.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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His criminal history included three felony convictions, according to a USA TODAY review of court documents.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The economist Ed Leamer, who passed away in February, famously published a paper in 2007 that said residential investment is the best leading indicator of an oncoming recession.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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The federal government must stop issuing paper checks in favor of direct deposit, prepaid cards, or other digital payment options—that’s according to an Executive Order signed by President Donald earlier this year.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Under Article 4, discussions at the North Atlantic Council - NATO’s principal political decision-making body - could potentially lead to some form of joint decision or action.—
Matt Spetalnick,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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His understanding of form, proportion and architecture was divine.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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