filled (up)

past tense of fill (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for filled (up)
Verb
  • In a world saturated with information, where every image is already endlessly recycled and re-appropriated, attention itself becomes a political act.
    Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The danger Pelath is concerned about is when the river banks are saturated, some root systems let go, sending more trees into the river and weakening the banks.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Partial drafts of his work were carried along with him, soaked in Salinger’s sweat and imbued with his raw, instinctive reactions to conflict.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Your morning of chores or physical activity has imbued you with a sense of achievement and a faint, pleasurable languor.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Everything is infused with melancholy, the unfailing indicator of the fundamental rift between humans and their natural environment.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Kim recommends pairing Cottage Door with an uplifting hue like Apricot Blush and Moonshot, along with light wood tones to create a space that’s infused with warmth and optimism.
    Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • An album steeped so deeply in her roots was the perfect introduction for her new audience.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Grief expertise is attributed to those people that are really deeply steeped and trained in grief, so those might be therapists, those might be thanatologists who study death, and dying, and bereavement.
    Mikaela Cohen, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Advertisement The manosphere is drenched in blood-red carnivorous encomiums.
    Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Muncie, too, was drenched by nearly 7 inches of precipitation.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2026
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“Filled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filled%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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