as in packed
containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible
filled baskets of every variety of apple were available at the farmers' market
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as in loaded
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
fill the basket with apples
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as in plugged
to close up so that no empty spaces remain
before starting to paint, fill all the cracks with putty
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as in fulfilled
to do what is required by the terms of
orders received by this date will be filled in time for Christmas delivery of the merchandise
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Recent Examples of filled
Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
About 200 workers filled the sidewalk, the air thrumming with music, cowbells and drivers honking their horns in solidarity.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
The field was filled with four players from a Monday qualifier event held at Mission Viejo Country Club.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
As confetti filled the room, the girls gave their final thanks and good-byes, with their dancers and band.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
A couple of hundred people filled an auditorium in the city hall.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The fecklessness of the old INS created the vacuum filled by ICE.
—Michael Gecan, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
After a brief interlude outside for community members to reconnect, the pews filled up again.
—Camelia Heins, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
The streets of downtown Detroit were filled with people who protested the deadly incident.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The program, known as IRS Direct File, allowed users to file their taxes with pre-filled tax forms, such as W-2s, free of cost.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025
Streamline applications with pre-filled forms, especially to support internal mobility where workloads are high or digital access is limited.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
For a chilled version, set the bowl of zabaglione inside a larger bowl filled with ice water.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
About 200 workers filled the sidewalk, the air thrumming with music, cowbells and drivers honking their horns in solidarity.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
The field was filled with four players from a Monday qualifier event held at Mission Viejo Country Club.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
As confetti filled the room, the girls gave their final thanks and good-byes, with their dancers and band.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
A couple of hundred people filled an auditorium in the city hall.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The fecklessness of the old INS created the vacuum filled by ICE.
—Michael Gecan, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
After a brief interlude outside for community members to reconnect, the pews filled up again.
—Camelia Heins, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
The streets of downtown Detroit were filled with people who protested the deadly incident.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filled
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In a packed session, Tesla's CEO outlined an ambitious vision for robotaxis, humanoid robots, and AI development.—
Spriha Srivastava,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
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The packed, standing-room-only crowds drew the fire department’s attention and the show had to be halted one time so a man having a heart attack could be taken out.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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But since then Boston has loaded up, with Garrett Crochet, Ranger Suarez, Sonny Gray and Bello expected to lead a staff that could rank among the game’s elite.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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It gets loaded onto the truck and sent to Moscow, to be sold via Moscow to Astrakhan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The group's creators plugged six star hopefuls, mostly American but representing different ethnic backgrounds, into HYBE's trainee system, with the express purpose of promoting them in the American market.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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People are more plugged into the issue as well.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Delivery orders are fulfilled in partnership with Shipt.—
Emery Glover,
Des Moines Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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While setting a record is an auspicious goal, some notables were already fulfilled in the nomination process.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The body of a month-old boy found in a duffel bag stuffed in a closet inside his family’s apartment was in an advanced state of decomposition — and his mother told cops her son hadn’t been home for at least two weeks before being arrested for hiding his corpse, prosecutors said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 2005, the Herald reported that someone employed a toilet stuffed with trash to save their parking spot following a storm.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
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This was clearly an audience satisfied with the show, but the reviews were oddly negative.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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Gross satisfied an itch with his move to Dortmund, playing in the Champions League across 66 appearances, which included a goal and 15 assists, but Brighton is his spiritual home.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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For many business owners, tax season feels like being jammed under a financial microscope.—
Forbes Money Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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There was no stage, just a jammed pack restaurant with folks wondering who would win the title as the closest looking doppelganger to Williams, including guys and gals.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Dozens of men were crammed into a two-hundred-and-fifteen-square-foot cell; one of them lost twenty-four pounds while in custody.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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The venue was crammed with excitable 20- and 30-something women, among them Willa Bennett, the editor of Cosmopolitan and Seventeen.—
Carrie Battan,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Filled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filled. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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