as in rubbed
to make smooth by friction
beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist
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as in marched
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 filed
Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 17 June 2026
The labor group filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday after requesting voluntary recognition from management the previous week.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Hours after the Big 12 sued Texas Tech and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and hours after the NCAA filed an emergency motion to stay a trial judge’s ruling that let Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby play college football, Sorsby has decided to leave Texas Tech and go to the NFL.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 June 2026
Jelly Roll has filed for divorce from Bunnie Xo.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 16 June 2026
The Grammy-winning singer — who was born Jason Bradley DeFord — is named as the plaintiff in a divorce case filed in May in Williamson County, Tennessee, against his wife, Alisa Andrea DeFord.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
Score and Mills will continue to be Shea's custodial parents and raise her as their own child, according to the custody agreement, which was filed in Orange County, Florida, on June 12.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 16 June 2026
The lawsuit was filed by Daphne Hawkins on behalf of two of her children who attended Mariposa Elementary School.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
Jelly Roll has filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo.
—Sarah Sotoodeh , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Verb
Griffin filed a federal defamation lawsuit in Nevada on Monday, June 15, saying her middle school classmate Joleene Altum made false allegations against Griffin, according to documents obtained obtained by USA TODAY.
—Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 17 June 2026
The labor group filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday after requesting voluntary recognition from management the previous week.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Hours after the Big 12 sued Texas Tech and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and hours after the NCAA filed an emergency motion to stay a trial judge’s ruling that let Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby play college football, Sorsby has decided to leave Texas Tech and go to the NFL.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 June 2026
Jelly Roll has filed for divorce from Bunnie Xo.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 16 June 2026
The Grammy-winning singer — who was born Jason Bradley DeFord — is named as the plaintiff in a divorce case filed in May in Williamson County, Tennessee, against his wife, Alisa Andrea DeFord.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
Score and Mills will continue to be Shea's custodial parents and raise her as their own child, according to the custody agreement, which was filed in Orange County, Florida, on June 12.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 16 June 2026
The lawsuit was filed by Daphne Hawkins on behalf of two of her children who attended Mariposa Elementary School.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
Jelly Roll has filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo.
—Sarah Sotoodeh , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filed
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Chemical filters, such as avobenzone, octocrylene and homosalate, appear clear when rubbed on the skin but sometimes feel oily.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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The good times keep rolling through the commercial breaks, as A-listers rubbed elbows, and at the afterparties, where the big stars enjoyed burgers from Shake Shack and got their drink on.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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But when Alice Paul and Lucy Burns organized the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession and more than 5,000 protesters marched down Pennsylvania Avenue, such a spectacle had never been seen.—
Thomas Floyd,
Washington Post,
18 June 2026
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While paradegoers marched through downtown, there was no confetti raining over the city.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
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Paint can be stripped or sanded down and stained so the natural wood of these pieces can really shine.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
6 June 2026
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But even slightly sanded down, their work puts other games to shame.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
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As Misiorowski strode to the mound for the ninth inning, the capacity crowd of 40,205 rose in unison to cheer for the 24-year-old right-hander in what turned out to be one of the most impressive performances in franchise history.—
Rich Rovito,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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As Misiorowski strode to the mound for the ninth inning, the capacity crowd of 40,205 rose in unison to cheer for the 24-year-old right-hander in what turned out to be one of the most impressive performances in franchise history.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Named after one of Paris’s most stylish neighborhoods, the Le Marais wastebasket feels polished without being overly formal.—
Jaha Nailah Avery,
Architectural Digest,
15 June 2026
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While in London, the actress was spotted on a casual shopping spree looking laid-back yet polished in a pair of light wash straight-leg jeans.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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But the most interesting finding was several straight, parallel striations inside the skull, indicating the brain matter had been methodically scraped out with a sharp instrument shortly after death.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
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Firecrawl has started working with partners including Wikipedia on this, with the idea that information sources providing real value to AI systems should be compensated for it, rather than scraped silently.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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“Filed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filed. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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