ON FILE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

on file

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as in available

possible to get All of her records were kept on file.

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Recent Examples of on file There were also no violations cited from inspections in February and August, and no complaints or corrective action agreements on file. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2026 The project would create housing for graduate students and university staffers, documents on file with the San Jose Planning Department show. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Spotting cancer in this cohort, one with lots of diagnostic testing already on file, delivers the priceless opportunity to learn what signs and signals appear first when pancreatic cancer develops in the body. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 Short was identified by her fingerprints, which were on file for both a job application at an army base and a teenage arrest for underage drinking. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for on file

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