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
  • Native peoples in New England and Bermuda kept alive their family histories and stories throughout the centuries, even when colonial documents suppressed or omitted these connections.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Mendonca recently unsealed federal police documents that showed that Banco Master owner Daniel Vorcaro frequently sought de Moraes' legal advice before his arrest.
    — MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of documents
Noun
  • The study was published on ChinaXiv, a platform for scientific papers that have not yet undergone peer review.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Her papers at Smith College now occupy a hundred and six feet of shelf space.
    — Emma Watson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of papers
Noun
  • Curated by Our Editors Fog forms and dissipates and moves, all without a care for scientists’ experiments, and bacteria are difficult to keep tabs on.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The count is also used to distribute many forms of federal funding.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of forms

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