filled (up)

past tense of fill (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for filled (up)
Verb
  • And of course there will always be readers who balk at SF, refusing to countenance that our lived reality is saturated with it, and that the time for earnestly realistic state-of-the-nation novels may have passed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Tom Steyer appears likely to finish in third place — a disappointing end to a campaign that saturated California’s television screens, social media scrolls and mailboxes thanks to the billionaire spending $216 million of his own money.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Josh O’Connor and Emily Blunt are his overwhelmed disciples, imbued with discomfiting powers that could be key to making contact with these otherworldly guests.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 10 June 2026
  • Barnes once imbued their relationship odysseys with enough levity to keep the party going.
    Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Most modern cyanobacteria have large antenna complexes (or phycobilisomes), built from proteins infused with light-absorbing pigments, that fan out from the thylakoid membrane in a large semicircle.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026
  • The Bath Butler readies a private outdoor soaking tub infused with botanicals, waiting for your arrival at your bungalow.
    Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • In our research, participants’ stories were steeped with nostalgia for the days of company picnics, Oscar-style end-of-quarter celebrations, and disco-at-the-office parties.
    Alanah Mitchell, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • Accommodation is both modest and luxurious working estancias, including three nights at the all-inclusive Cerro Guido, a place steeped of gaucho culture.
    Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • The vacuum detects when which is installed in the vacuum to keep your dry roller from getting drenched with water.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
  • The subways, the skyscrapers, and the people packed into them have been drenched in orange and blue; the whole city has Knicks fever.
    Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 10 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 16 Jun. 2026.

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