file past (someone or something)
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To move past someone or something in a line. Once all of the third-graders filed past, the fourth-graders followed them out of the church. The bridal party filed past the applauding guests. After being scolded, the kids filed silently past their teacher and into their classroom.
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file past (someone or something)
[for a line or procession] to move past someone or something. The people filed past the coffin, looking sadly at the still figure inside. As they filed past, some wept openly.
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