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
Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
The National Religious Broadcasters association filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission, asking the agency to investigate ABC.
—David Bauder, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The inspector general filed ethics charges against Ajayi in February, seeking a $10,000 fine.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
The case was filed in the Eastern District of North Carolina, the state where Comey found the seashells.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Alongside its request for a retraction, the SPLC filed a motion asking for grand jury transcripts to make sure false statements weren't used to secure the indictment.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
The department hasn't filed the paperwork needed to change the vaccination rules, including a statement of regulatory costs.
—Kerry Sheridan, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
No legislator filed a bill to remove those requirements from Florida law this year.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Those were among the details in a court document prosecutors filed Saturday as part of a request to keep Abugharbieh, 26, jailed while awaiting trial on charges that include two counts of first-degree murder.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
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According to court records obtained by USA TODAY, a class action lawsuit against Wren Kitchens US subsidiary was filed alleging that the company violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
The National Religious Broadcasters association filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission, asking the agency to investigate ABC.
—David Bauder, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The inspector general filed ethics charges against Ajayi in February, seeking a $10,000 fine.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
The case was filed in the Eastern District of North Carolina, the state where Comey found the seashells.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Alongside its request for a retraction, the SPLC filed a motion asking for grand jury transcripts to make sure false statements weren't used to secure the indictment.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
The department hasn't filed the paperwork needed to change the vaccination rules, including a statement of regulatory costs.
—Kerry Sheridan, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
No legislator filed a bill to remove those requirements from Florida law this year.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Those were among the details in a court document prosecutors filed Saturday as part of a request to keep Abugharbieh, 26, jailed while awaiting trial on charges that include two counts of first-degree murder.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Filed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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