refile
verb
re·file
(ˌ)rē-ˈfī(-ə)l 
refiled; refiling
: to file (something) again
refile a case in a lower court
refiling misfiled documents
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Those lawsuits were later dropped without prejudice, which means they could be refiled.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
By August, the divorce was back on and Biermann refiled for divorce for the second time.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
In Georgia, a judge dismissed a DOJ lawsuit because it had been filed in the wrong city, prompting the government to refile elsewhere.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The federal government then refiled the lawsuit in the city specified by the judge; that case is ongoing.
—Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
By August, the divorce was back on and Biermann refiled for divorce for the second time.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
In Georgia, a judge dismissed a DOJ lawsuit because it had been filed in the wrong city, prompting the government to refile elsewhere.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The federal government then refiled the lawsuit in the city specified by the judge; that case is ongoing.
—Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for refile
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“Refile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refile. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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