unfilled

adjective un·filled \ ˌən-ˈfild \

|Updated on: 9 Jul 2018

Definition of unfilled

: not filled

an unfilled bottle

unfilled spaces

a vacancy left unfilled

an unfilled order

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Recent Examples of unfilled from the Web

The district's human resources director resigned in summer 2016 and the position remains unfilled.

— ricardo cano, azcentral, "'We're asking for help': State will take over dysfunctional Murphy school district," 25 June 2018
The hospitality industry had 844,000 unfilled positions in April, a record high, according to the Labor Department.

— eric morath, WSJ, "Short of Workers, Fast-Food Restaurants Turn to Robots," 24 June 2018
Councilman Clayton Perry advocated not increasing the number because SAPD has been unable to fill all of its existing vacancies and suggested that the city could instead use funding for new unfilled positions on something else.

— josh baugh, San Antonio Express-News, "Council sets policy direction for 2019 budget," 30 May 2018
There are currently more than 30,000 unfilled positions in a work force of more than 360,000.

— nicholas fandos, New York Times, "Senate Sends Major Overhaul of Veterans Health Care to Trump," 23 May 2018
In response, Mizzou has had to lay off employees, decline to renew expiring faculty contracts, and leave positions unfilled after retirements.

— the editorial board, WSJ, "More Misery in Missouri," 15 June 2018
Roll the dough between sheets of parchment paper, bake it unfilled, then spread the bottom with a thin layer of Dijon mustard.

— jill gibson, BostonGlobe.com, "Recipe: A buttery crust made with fresh basil holds goat cheese and sliced tomatoes," 11 June 2018
Until recently, it was believed that the ancestors of modern day squamate reptiles—which include all lizards, snakes and legless lizards—appeared after this massive die-off, taking advantage of all the unfilled ecological niches.

— jason daley, Smithsonian, "Oldest Lizard Fossil Shows the Reptiles Are True Survivors," 1 June 2018
But many jobs remain unfilled specifically because applicants are unable to pass a drug test, the office said.

— emily price, Fortune, "Oregon Employers Can't Find Employees That Can Pass a Drug Test," 1 June 2018

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