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
Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
Yet, as with the DOJ filing a statement of interest in the NCAA litigation on Jan. 17, the timing of the DOJ’s Sunday Ticket filing could diminish its sway on the Ninth Circuit.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped at the end of 2024.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The licensure requirements are unconstitutionally discriminatory and interfere with or delay patients’ right to reproductive freedom, the providers say in their filing.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
Yet, as with the DOJ filing a statement of interest in the NCAA litigation on Jan. 17, the timing of the DOJ’s Sunday Ticket filing could diminish its sway on the Ninth Circuit.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
Hawaiians are the second most stressed about filing their taxes, scoring four points behind California, closely followed by New York and New Jersey.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped at the end of 2024.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filing
Noun
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Ryan Wilson was hurt and sustained a disabling injury to his right foot, court documents say.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Under the terms of the settlement, reviews posted to Fashion Nova’s website must accurately reflect the views of all other buyers who posted product reviews, court documents show.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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In a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Grabowski and other researchers found that when immigration rose, so did the number of hours of caregiving for nursing home residents, along with other indicators of improved care.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Gabriel Giger, lead author on the paper and Vorholt’s graduate student, started by cooking up a cocktail of enzymes to soften the wall.—
Molly Herring,
WIRED,
26 Jan. 2025
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That plan was likewise rebuffed by congress and redesigned in more limited form, and is now working its way through the legislature.—
Sammy Feldblum,
The Dial,
30 Jan. 2025
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So perhaps a bit of outside force in the form of a new daily planner might help.—
Cora Harrington,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filing. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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