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
Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
Turo filed paperwork to go public in 2022 and most recently amended its filing in August 2024, but the company has yet to announce a date for its initial public offering.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 2 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
In the filing, Merchan noted that if a sentence was unable to be given before Trump took the oath of office, the only other viable option may be to postpone proceedings until after Trump's presidential term is over.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
Turo filed paperwork to go public in 2022 and most recently amended its filing in August 2024, but the company has yet to announce a date for its initial public offering.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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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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In 2012, the French investigative outlet Mediapart published a document allegedly from Libyan intelligence, claiming Gadhafi's regime agreed to contribute €50 million ($52 million) to Sarkozy's campaign.Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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This document is intended for CNBC Pro subscribers only and is not for distribution to the general public.Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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The opening page, featuring a photograph of the six pillars of the Temple of Jupiter viewed from the triad of arched windows fronting the Palmyra’s balcony, was printed on a sheet of pink paper.Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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The authors came by their number after examining scientific papers about human feats of speed, then applying methods from the field of information theory to calculate how quickly the brain processes thoughts in these situations.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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The main event awaits on Friday in the form of December’s nonfarm payrolls report.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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The decision upheld a reform introduced in Florida in 2023 in the form of Senate Bill 2-A, which prohibited the state's long-standing practice of assigning benefits to another party for those holding insurance policies issued after January 1 of that same year.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filing. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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