filled (up)

past tense of fill (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for filled (up)
Verb
  • Provide enough water to keep the surface moist, but not saturated.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
  • Evaluations expected to remain challenging for years are now being saturated in months.
    Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Set in a 16th-century annex to Palazzo Borghese, whose verdant gardens are visible from the rooms on the upper floors, Hotel Vilòn was designed by architect Giampiero Panepinto and set designer Paolo Bonfini, who imbued it with a bit of cinematic flair.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
  • At the sentence level, its craftsmanship sings; her prose is as lush and imbued with the miraculous as it is lived-in and inviting.
    Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Watercress curled like a dragon’s tail through a broth infused with the pleasantly medical earthiness of chuan bei, an herb in the lily family known to help stem a cough.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • To address safety and longevity, the researchers replaced flammable liquid electrolytes with a solid-state composite matrix made of ceramic-polyethylene oxide polymer infused with lithium-rich nanoparticles.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • The Mandalorian/Din Djarin Played by Pedro Pascal, Din is steeped deeply in the culture of his people.
    Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
  • Just from a personal standpoint, that was also joyful for me, living in this other environment and getting steeped into it and feeling it out.
    William Earl, Variety, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Strong to severe thunderstorms that swept through the Kansas City area drenched the Northland with more than 3 inches of rain in some places, prompting a flash flood warning.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
  • As nearby teammates bowed and drenched their heads with water, the pair’s hands darted with purpose.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 1 June 2026
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“Filled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filled%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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