unfilled

adjective

un·​filled ˌən-ˈfild How to pronounce unfilled (audio)
: not filled
an unfilled bottle
unfilled spaces
a vacancy left unfilled
an unfilled order

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In another sign of the Army’s distress, recruiters have begun advertising unfilled positions online. Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 14 May 2025 With Deloitte projecting that almost two million U.S. manufacturing jobs will go unfilled by 2033, companies need more than traditional training methods to keep up. Jerry Dolinsky, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 Around 10,000 employees in Kennedy’s department will be laid off, and other vacancies left unfilled. Meredith Kile, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025 The Japanese singer, songwriter, and composer splotches ethereal electronics and vaporous keys across Luminescent Creatures, drawing the listener into minimal compositions with a voice attuned to every inch of space in the recording and when to leave it eerily unfilled. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfilled

Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unfilled was in 1584

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“Unfilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfilled. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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