as in packed
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
filled baskets of every variety of apple were available at the farmers' market
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as in loaded
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
fill the basket with apples
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as in plugged
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
before starting to paint, fill all the cracks with putty
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as in fulfilled
to do what is required by the terms of
orders received by this date will be filled in time for Christmas delivery of the merchandise
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Recent Examples of filled
Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
This comforter is pre-filled and designed to be two inches wider than standard sizes for an extra-plush feel and complete bed coverage.
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Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
The program, known as IRS Direct File, allowed users to file their taxes with pre-filled tax forms, such as W-2s, free of cost.
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Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
3 Dec. 2025
Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
The sleek style paired well with her glass skin and shimmery eyes, which were stamped with a rainbow of charcoal-blue and brown shadow and filled with a white sparkle in the waterline.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Fruit, Greek yogurt and granola filled my plate, plus delicious seeded bread from local bakery Pigalle.
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Adrienne Wyper,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
Baltimore's harbor will be filled with ships from around the world.
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Crystal McQuay,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
The 23rd annual Sacramento Juneteenth celebration filled William Land Park on Saturday with a parade of 15 contingents and a festival with educational exhibits on Black American history.
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Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
With a sofrito as its backbone, sancocho is rumored to have medicinal powers to cure hangovers and is filled to the tip top with beef, chicken, pork, corn, green plantains, yuca, auyama and yautia.
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Andre James,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
In a crew filled with people convinced of the superiority of their own methods, Cooper just wants to look at peacocks, call his grandma, and engage in some PG-13 flirting with fellow innocent oddball Kat.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
This past offseason was a nightmare filled with mistakes, and the season has been plagued by one injury after another.
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Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Adjective
The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.
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Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
This comforter is pre-filled and designed to be two inches wider than standard sizes for an extra-plush feel and complete bed coverage.
—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
The program, known as IRS Direct File, allowed users to file their taxes with pre-filled tax forms, such as W-2s, free of cost.
—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
3 Dec. 2025
Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Back in Iran, hundreds of people filled Tajrish Square, where ceremonies for the third Shia Imam, Husayn ibn Ali, were taking place as not far away others celebrated the resilience shown by their soccer team against a Belgian side packed with stars like Kevin de Bruyne and Leandro Trossard.
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Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
The sleek style paired well with her glass skin and shimmery eyes, which were stamped with a rainbow of charcoal-blue and brown shadow and filled with a white sparkle in the waterline.
—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Fruit, Greek yogurt and granola filled my plate, plus delicious seeded bread from local bakery Pigalle.
—
Adrienne Wyper,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
Baltimore's harbor will be filled with ships from around the world.
—
Crystal McQuay,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
The 23rd annual Sacramento Juneteenth celebration filled William Land Park on Saturday with a parade of 15 contingents and a festival with educational exhibits on Black American history.
—
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
With a sofrito as its backbone, sancocho is rumored to have medicinal powers to cure hangovers and is filled to the tip top with beef, chicken, pork, corn, green plantains, yuca, auyama and yautia.
—
Andre James,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
In a crew filled with people convinced of the superiority of their own methods, Cooper just wants to look at peacocks, call his grandma, and engage in some PG-13 flirting with fellow innocent oddball Kat.
—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
This past offseason was a nightmare filled with mistakes, and the season has been plagued by one injury after another.
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Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filled
Adjective
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The restaurant's staff is expecting a packed house, with close to 300 people projected to join the community celebration.
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For a team that can’t always claim to have the support of the home crowd, this World Cup has seen packed stadiums and high TV ratings.
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After failing to score with the bases loaded in the third, the Angels pulled away with four runs in the sixth.
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The threat to state insurance supervision is therefore loaded but not fired, and anyone telling you the states have already lost, or already won, is getting ahead of the facts.
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The board will guide priorities and strategy while its chair will also have a regular seat on IAAPA’s global board of directors to ensure that the regional body is directly plugged into the wider organization.
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The Independents is already plugged into the fashion world with a portfolio spanning Karla Otto, Bureau Betak, K2, Prodject, Lucien Pagès Communication and other agencies working across brand strategy, communications, runway shows and cultural activations.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers fulfilled their promise to donate $1 million to families affected by the immigration enforcement operations in 2025.
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For the prophecy to truly be fulfilled, Role Model will have to do a music video with Alex Cooper.
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The main highway leading south from Beirut was jammed Tuesday with people displaced from southern Lebanon returning to their homes.
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The main highway leading south from Beirut was jammed Tuesday with people displaced from southern Lebanon returning to their homes.
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Pelé, Brazil’s greatest soccer hero, learned the game with a ball that his father made out of a sock stuffed with rags.
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It can be used as a super-soft full-sized blanket, or as a travel pillow when stuffed back into its carrying case.
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After more than five months of picket lines, the Writers Guild won a contract that satisfied its membership.
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Green Dot founder Steve Barr stipulated that his group’s schools would be union represented — but that commitment satisfied only a small number of opponents.
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The surest way to move the fastest, have the greatest impact and capture the most value is to vertically integrate and execute on the full value chain end-to-end.
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“Filled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filled. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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