FILED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb (1)

past tense of file

as in rubbed

to make smooth by friction beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist

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verb (2)

past tense of file

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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The University of Arizona Police Department, which filed the search warrant, said on Tuesday that the investigation was ongoing. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 Davis’s letter follows a separate ethics complaint filed by a conservative watchdog group to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics over Slotkin’s University of Chicago remarks, first reported by the Washington Examiner on Tuesday. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026 The familyâs legal team filed complaints targeting Iranian officials who bankrolled Hamas, slamming the ICC for double standards and demanding arrest warrants for the regime bosses backing the atrocity. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 While not all lawsuits filed against small businesses are valid, even an unsuccessful lawsuit can cause major business disruptions and result in costly legal fees. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 Six former members of Planned Parenthood Southeast have filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming that they were wrongfully fired for raising concerns about the family health organization's former leadership in 2025. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Lale Esquivel said that a police report was filed and at least one arrest was made. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 As petrified parents filed into the warehouse-like church nestled in a strip mall and took seats on folding chairs, Michelle noticed a woman near the front, sitting alone. — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 The Amazonas state electoral court on Tuesday rejected a petition for transportation assistance filed by Univaja, an association representing Indigenous peoples of the Javari Valley in northern Brazil. — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

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Then Kip caught himself and, by way of saying thanks, rubbed his belly, smiled big, gave me the finger.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
The reaction from Chiefs Kingdom rubbed a former player the wrong way.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of rubbed

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After Little’s kick, the Texans quickly marched into Jacksonville territory.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Hundreds of thousands of people marched through various cities and protested peacefully but others set fire to the city hall in Limoges, gutting the 19th-century building.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

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Whatever marks that remain after pulling the supports away and curing the parts are easily ground or sanded away.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
The craftsmanship is on full display, as each spindle is made from solid wood and hand-sanded a few times to show the thorough detailing.

— Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of sanded

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As the book shows, into that incredibly fertile downtown atmosphere strode an artist determined to become himself.

— Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Heath jumped out of his skin, composed himself, strode over, grabbed my face in his hands and planted one right on me.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

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Brewster-walker guides me up a back road to a grassy knoll dotted with gravestones polished smooth by the salt breeze.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
As part of the extensive refurbishment, the vehicle was rid of some aftermarket add-ons and had its exterior smoothed out and polished to a brilliant, like-new shine.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of polished

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Fawcett scraped together donations and runs the pantry without pay.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
The system was developed using more than four decades of Sun West mortgage decisions rather than relying primarily on information scraped from the public internet.

— Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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