filled in; filling in; fills in
1
: to enrich (something, such as a design) with detail
2
: to give necessary or recently acquired information to
I'll fill you in
: to fill a vacancy usually temporarily
interns filled in for regular staffers
Examples of fill-in in a Sentence
Noun
I'm just a fill-in, so I have no idea where office supplies are kept
Verb
my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed
she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation
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Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Strictly speaking, the result was derivative, fill-in-the-blank.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2025
Frei's relationship status is unclear, but her filmography has been filled in recent years with appearances in shows such as Shrill, The Cleaning Lady, Poker Face and Animal Control.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
How many of us willingly fill-in surveys, even when they are described as legally required?
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Strictly speaking, the result was derivative, fill-in-the-blank.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
Laura Okafor, founder and chief executive of Perry, says Perry Academy was created to fill in longstanding gaps in knowledge.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2025
Frei's relationship status is unclear, but her filmography has been filled in recent years with appearances in shows such as Shrill, The Cleaning Lady, Poker Face and Animal Control.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Fill-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fill-in. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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