filings

noun

plural of filing
as in documents

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Recent Examples of filings Quarterly filings are often where deterioration, aggressive accounting, and outright fraud are first detected; the watchdogs work the filing calendar. — Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 The claims potentially push the matter closer to court, as such filings can be a precursor to filing a lawsuit. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filings
  1. documents
  2. papers
  3. forms
Noun
  • The lawmakers asked the group for a broad range of documents related to Kennedy's Samoa travel, his 2024 presidential campaign and his Senate confirmation process.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Court documents say the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alerted the sheriff's office in May 2024 that a Snapchat account tied to Pettit uploaded four videos showing boys as young as 8 being abused.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of documents
Noun
  • Justice oversees the Hemingway collection at the JFK library, where the author's papers are stored.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026
  • Every day, the papers featured a new turn in the case, a new character.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of papers
Noun
  • Quantum computing companies like IonQ and D-Wave Quantum are even more speculative, but could be winners long term as challenges to traditional forms of internet security grow more powerful.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
  • If users opt out, does the TV store any of these forms of data internally for potential use at a later date?
    — John Higgins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of forms

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“Filings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filings. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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