fill (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fill (up)
Verb
  • For all the food imagery infusing Reichert’s book, there is an underlying sense that within this book is layered another and different book.
    Norman Weinstein, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Of the fifty-two patients infused with Baxter’s product, twenty-four died, compared with only eight of the forty-six control patients, who were given a standard saline solution.
    Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Make sure that the soil around the cutting stays moist, but not saturated, in the months to come.
    Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
  • These works are saturated with symbols of a more traditional ideal of elite femininity.
    Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The custom blend is handcrafted in small batches daily, grown to steep both long and cold, ensuring a flavor as smooth as silk.
    Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
  • To make garlic tea, crush 1-2 cloves of fresh garlic and steep them in hot water for several minutes.
    Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, LD, Health, 25 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Schrader imbues the film with entertaining hothouse sleaze, infecting just about every inch of the frame with an eerie, sensual energy.
    Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Violet’s relationship with her dragons imbues her with far more literal power, including lightning, than does her relationship with any love interest.
    Rebecca Scofield / Made by History, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Photo : Nils Timm The primary bath comes with a soaking tub and two-person shower.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Each of the 25 guest rooms has a unique design with custom furnishings and fireplaces (some have deep soaking tubs).
    Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Nostalgia and the ache of moving on permeate every frame of The Ballad of Wallis Island, lending an air of precious sentimentality that threatens to slide into the saccharine.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
  • This is an issue that’s permeated the team throughout the campaign, not an outcome that was caused by the Miller trade and his absence.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Schlesinger’s joke about the doomed, obsolete 13-letter Hollywoodland sign hints at the self-hatred that now pervades the Anglosphere and suggests that the immolation starts from the inside.
    Armond White, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The tyranny immigrants experience should end, their economic potential harnessed and the ignorance that pervades attitudes about immigration should be snuffed out.
    London School of Economics, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Next, a tri-grit priming wand steps in to remove dead nail cells and allow for the third step—a hydrating treatment—to penetrate more effectively.
    Jenny Berg, Allure, 27 Jan. 2025
  • City could not penetrate Chelsea’s press in the period after going behind to that early goal.
    Sam Lee, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Fill (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fill%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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