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
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
UnitedHealth has said in regulatory filings that investigations, audits and reviews by a dozen different government agencies are underway.
—Amina Niasse, USA Today, 18 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
Direct File is not the only free filing service, but all of the others typically prove hard to use.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
UnitedHealth has said in regulatory filings that investigations, audits and reviews by a dozen different government agencies are underway.
—Amina Niasse, USA Today, 18 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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Court documents do not reveal who the actual buyer was, but Ferguson in the news release said Dove faces straw purchasing charges.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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The surface of Enceladus, according to the decadal strategy document, should be capable of preserving biogenic evidence for a long time and seems more conducive to a lander mission.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
Noun
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That's kinda what the economists do in this paper, statistically speaking.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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Store insurance policies, photos of your home and its contents and other important papers in a safe place, in electronic files and/or share copies with family members.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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But many of those regulatory reversals will actually pile more costs on to individual Americans in the form of higher bank fees, electric and water bills, and health insurance payments, according to experts and government analyses.—
Coral Davenport,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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While Zuckerberg’s north star may still be some form of the metaverse — a virtual world where people hang out, play, and shop — there is a recognition that the technology needed to get us there is artificial intelligence.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filing. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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