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filled (up)

verb

past tense of fill (up)
as in saturated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filled (up)
  1. saturated
  2. imbued
  3. infused
  4. steeped
  5. drenched
Verb
  • In a city saturated with homogeneous brunches, El Born’s is a fun option to try something different.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The heaviest rainfall is expected in northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri, where the ground is already saturated after heavy rain Tuesday morning.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of saturated
Verb
  • The flavor has since gone on to be imbued in bagels, over the counter medicines and ice cream.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • These more stately spaces are balanced with a playful energy, imbued via touches like whimsical wallpaper in many of the powder rooms.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of imbued
Verb
  • On the heels of last year’s deeply personal Darling Blue, the Marcus King Band returned this spring with a blues, rock, country and soul infused companion album, No Room For Blue.
    — John D. Luerssen, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Crafted by Romain Almarac and inspired by ’70s nostalgia, Le Nectar is infused with bergamot, neroli, rose, patchouli and ambroxan.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of infused
Verb
  • Thoroughly wash strawberry leaves before enjoying them plain, tossed into smoothies or sauces, or steeped to make a tea.
    — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 18 Aug. 2026
  • An album steeped so deeply in her roots was the perfect introduction for her new audience.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of steeped
Verb
  • Jódar was drenched in sweat by early in the third set Wednesday, on a humid — but not intensely humid — day in New York despite the rain later.
    — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In another part of the study, the research team saw that fat cells behaved differently when drenched with blood collected from the HIIT folks, including changes involved in many genes that regulate fat and whole-body metabolism.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of drenched
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“Filled (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filled%20%28up%29. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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