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
Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
With the new filing, Forever 21 is expected to close its more than 350 locations across the United States.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 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
Intel — The beleaguered semiconductor manufacturer climbed 7% after a regulatory filing from Friday revealed that incoming CEO Lip-Bu Tan will purchase $25 million worth of company shares within 30 days of his appointment.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
With the new filing, Forever 21 is expected to close its more than 350 locations across the United States.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 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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Lars Daniel Attorneys And AI: The Human Element Remains Essential These tools don’t replace legal judgment but rather enhance it, allowing lawyers to focus more on complex analysis while AI handles routine aspects of document creation and research.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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This motion is a ploy to delay producing documents and communications that UMG hopes to keep hidden and buried.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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Around this time, Maxson Manor, the local restaurant run by the church, took out an ad in the same paper.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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Among its vast yet meticulous selection of paintings, works on paper, and sculpture beginning with the Renaissance and Baroque Old Masters, Thomas Agnew & Sons, established in 1817, is committed to amplifying the work of women artists.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Other questions abound and after soliciting questions, readers responded by submitting hundreds of inquiries via the Bee’s call-out form and through email.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Mar. 2025
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The most complex robot, though, was Cosmo, with his oversized head and unrealistic form.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filing. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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