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
Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
On this issue, Campbell's own bankruptcy filing contradicted himself on the issue.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Leaders want the incident investigated as a hate crime and are in the process of filing a police report.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Noun
In a court filing, though, Phillips has denied the allegations.
—Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
On this issue, Campbell's own bankruptcy filing contradicted himself on the issue.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Lauer was fired from the network within 24 hours of Nevils filing the complaint, and several other women later came forward with allegations against him as well.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Leaders want the incident investigated as a hate crime and are in the process of filing a police report.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filing
Noun
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Witnesses die, detectives retire, documents disappear and memories fade.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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County officials say they were not told why the federal government wanted the documents.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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One paper examining children who received Medicaid benefits in New York City from 2009 to 2015 found no elevated rates of moving for those in gentrifying neighborhoods.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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This batch of flour was found to potentially contain foreign materials, including soft plastic and paper pieces.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Can Tottenham, with the unit currently available to Frank, turn their form around entirely and push towards the European places?—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Ask your questions in the form below (can’t see it?—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filing. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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