fill to capacity

phrase

: to fill completely
The theater was filled to capacity.

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Since Connecticut state parks often fill to capacity on summer weekends and holidays, DEEP updates park closures in real time on its X social media feed @CTStateParks. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2024 When emergency rooms and hospitals fill to capacity with COVID-19 patients, Proctor warned, patients with other life-threatening issues — such as heart attacks and car crash injuries — are at risk with limited access to treatment. Dallas News, 4 Jan. 2022 Oxygen is becoming scarce and expensive as critical-care wards fill to capacity. Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2021 Officials closed down beach driving access at high tide in the afternoon, causing all off-beach parking lots to fill to capacity. Adelaide Chen, orlandosentinel.com, 31 May 2021

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“Fill to capacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fill%20to%20capacity. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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