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
Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
The positions revealed in the hedge fund’s quarterly filing do not reflect any trades made after the April 2 tariff rollout by President Donald Trump.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 15 May 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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Noun
You will be asked to provide the first Social Security number shown on the return, your filing status and the amount of the refund.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
The positions revealed in the hedge fund’s quarterly filing do not reflect any trades made after the April 2 tariff rollout by President Donald Trump.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Verb
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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Reductions had started at Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, AmeriCorps and the Small Business Administration, according to court documents.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Even though five contractors died last year while working on Edison’s electrical system, the committee didn’t include contractor safety as a goal, according to the company’s documents.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
Noun
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While a lot of the team’s success will derive from how well quarterback Carson Beck performs in 2025, the cast around him getting better on paper certainly helps.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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Their schedule late in the season is favorable on paper, at least, outside their season finale against the Bills.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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This week's exercise is a great example of that, as the Kneeling Medicine Ball Slam features a movement arc overhead that wouldn't be possible with other forms of resistance.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
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Seeing Stitch in his live-action form on the big screen brings on a huge wave of nostalgia.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filing. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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