file cabinet
noun
US
: a piece of furniture that is used for storing documents so that they can be found easily
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This file cabinet provides extra security for your most important documents and small items.
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Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024
The doctor reached into a file cabinet, pulled out a fact sheet and handed it to Glover.
—Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
This compact rolling file cabinet is made of handwoven seagrass for a neutral addition to any decor.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024
According to the estimate, Moving Giants expected to move two queen size beds, two dressers, a four-drawer file cabinet, one medium-sized tent and 25 boxes.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
If your home office is tight on space, check out this compact file cabinet that’s 50 percent off.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
A week later each pair of kids was left unsupervised in a room that held a variety of toys, games and a file cabinet.
—Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 18 July 2023
The Rivers archive includes a file cabinet containing over 65,000 original jokes, spanning from the start of her career.
—Marianne Garvey, CNN, 9 June 2023
In February 2020, 53 years later, he was tracked down and notified that his wallet had been found behind a file cabinet in Antarctica.
—Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2023
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Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024
The doctor reached into a file cabinet, pulled out a fact sheet and handed it to Glover.
—Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
This compact rolling file cabinet is made of handwoven seagrass for a neutral addition to any decor.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024
According to the estimate, Moving Giants expected to move two queen size beds, two dressers, a four-drawer file cabinet, one medium-sized tent and 25 boxes.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
If your home office is tight on space, check out this compact file cabinet that’s 50 percent off.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
A week later each pair of kids was left unsupervised in a room that held a variety of toys, games and a file cabinet.
—Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 18 July 2023
The Rivers archive includes a file cabinet containing over 65,000 original jokes, spanning from the start of her career.
—Marianne Garvey, CNN, 9 June 2023
In February 2020, 53 years later, he was tracked down and notified that his wallet had been found behind a file cabinet in Antarctica.
—Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2023
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“File cabinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/file%20cabinet. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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